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maraboutism: a standalone construct

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Anthropology of religion

the role of hereditary holy men in North African society; Gellner described how such saints mediated between segmentary tribes in the Atlas.

In anthropology of religion, maraboutism refers to the role of hereditary holy men in North African society; Gellner described how such saints mediated between segmentary tribes in the Atlas. This meaning comes from Gellner (1969) in Saints of the Atlas.[1]

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  1. Gellner, E. (1969). Saints of the Atlas. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780297177791

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