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Record 1 1989-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Religion (General)
OBS

Moslem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Religion (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

In North Africa, a holy man, often a Sufi mystic, and teacher venerated locally in rural areas and believed to be touched by divine grace (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
DEF

[des] musulmans mystiques [dans l'Afrique du Nord] se livrant à la vie contemplative, et qui, en vertu de leur sainteté, jouissent dans leurs tribus d'une influence considérable. [Grâce à] leur connaissance plus profonde du Coran, qui est à la fois loi civile et loi religieuse, ils sont généralement consultés comme docteurs et interprètes de la loi.

Spanish

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