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Murābiṭīn and Ashrāf of Libya: betwixt and between roots and rule

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2015

Faraj Najem
Faraj Najem*
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Libyan researcher and writer based in London, UK
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Abstract

Libya in the last nine centuries has been dramatically transformed from a multi-religious, predominantly Berber speaking State into an almost Arabised, Muslim nation. This transformation is considered in relation to the emergence of the Ribāṭ and the Murābiṭīn, including the Ashrāf. This article explores the linguistic and historical roots of the Ribāṭ, Murābiṭīn and Ashrāf. It also examines the spread of Ṣufism in Libya, and die influence both the Ṣūfi orders and the Murābiṭin and Ashrāf have had on Libyan politics and society.

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Libyan Studies , Volume 36 , 2005 , pp. 43 - 58
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Copyright © Society for Libyan Studies 2005

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