The English Merchant and the Moroccan Sufi: Messianism and Mahdism in the Early Seventeenth Century
This paper examines the relationship between an English factor, John Harrison, and a Moroccan Sufi rebel, Abu Maḥilli, in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. Although the two men never met, the revolt that Abu Maḥilli led against the Sa'dian rulers promoted mahdist/messianic goals whi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-65 |
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| Summary: | This paper examines the relationship between an English factor, John Harrison, and a Moroccan Sufi rebel, Abu Maḥilli, in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. Although the two men never met, the revolt that Abu Maḥilli led against the Sa'dian rulers promoted mahdist/messianic goals which intersected with the commercial and eschatological strategies that Harrison was pursuing in Morocco. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046912003673 |