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Brosselard, (Charles).

Les khouan. De la constitution des ordres religieux musulmans en Alg rie.

Algiers, A. Bourget, August 1859.,

3750,00 €

Inlibris Antiquariat

(Wien, Austria)

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Autor
Brosselard, (Charles).
Editores
Algiers, A. Bourget, August 1859.
Materia
Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
Idiomas
Inlgés

Descripción

8vo. 36 pp. Contemporary red half sheepskin, gold-tooled spine. First edition of a work on the khouan, the brothers of Islamic "religious orders" in Algeria, written by Charles Brosselard (1816-1889). He describes the origin, hierarchy, organization and (initiation) rituals of seven influential Sufi brotherhoods. "A work of great learning and value" (Playfair). Brosselard had studied Arabic and later became a prefect at Tlemcen. - With author's presentation inscription to the French general Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao (1796-1878), who served as a cavalry officer in Algeria, on half-title. With an armorial bookplate on paste-down. Overall in very good condition, binding only very slightly rubbed along the extremities. - Levtzion & Pouwels, The history of Islam in Africa, pp. 170, 184. Playfair, Bibliography of Algeria, 2099.
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