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Marabout

In the Muslim world, the marabout (Arabic: مُرابِط, romanized: murābiṭ, lit. 'one who is attached/garrisoned') is a descendant of Muhammad (Arabic: سـيّد, romanized: sayyid and sidi in the Maghreb) and a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and…

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West Africa

Maghreb

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Marabout

Nodes99
Edges98
Triples108
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020202
Components1

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related to References · 35
Marabout → Alfonso Villalón, Bassirou Diop, Belief, Cambridge University Press, Christian Coulon, Christopher Harrison, Citizens, CNRS Editions, Dakar, Disciples, Fatick, France, French, ISBN, Islam, Islamic Society, Le, Les, Liliane Kuczynski, London
related to Maghreb · 22
Marabout → Albert Peyriguère, Arabic, Berber, Berbers, Catholic, Charles, For, Foucauld, However, It, Maghreb, Maghrebi Arabic, Many, Marabouts, Modern Standard Arabic, Morocco, Muslim, Sidi, Sufi Muslim, Tarifit
related to Muslim religious teachers · 16
Marabout → French, Futa Jallon, Here, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, Muslim Sufi, Niger River Valley, Quranic, Senegambia, Sufi, Sufi Muslim, Sufism, The, Today, West Africa
related to Syncretic spiritualists · 16
Marabout → An, Brazil, Contemporary, Europe, Islamic, Marabô, Muslims, North America, Paris, Quimbanda, Saharan Africa, Senegal, Sufi, The, Thus, West Africans
related to External links · 7
Marabout → An, Europeans, French, L'officiel, Magopinaciophiles, Magopinaciophilie, Parisian
see also · 3
Marabout → Gambian, IslamMouride, Touray

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marabouts political muslim sufi senegal religious sidi communities de brotherhoods arabic zaouïa french rural leaders influence west local support often

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
the Tijaniyyahinstance ofNorth African-based Sufi brotherhoods0.80text
the Qadiriyyah base their structures on respect for teachersinstance ofNorth African-based Sufi brotherhoods0.80text
religious leaders whoinstance ofNorth African-based Sufi brotherhoods0.80text
south of the Saharainstance ofNorth African-based Sufi brotherhoods0.80text
often are called maraboutsinstance ofNorth African-based Sufi brotherhoods0.80text
waterinstance ofPoliticians have granted marabouts favors0.80text
electricity during religious events they may be hostinginstance ofPoliticians have granted marabouts favors0.80text
like the Grand Magal of Toubainstance ofPoliticians have granted marabouts favors0.80text
an annual pilgrimage of the Sufi brotherhoodsinstance ofPoliticians have granted marabouts favors0.80text
Maraboutrelated to External linksMagopinaciophilie0.60section
Maraboutrelated to External linksAn0.60section
Maraboutrelated to External linksEuropeans0.60section

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