Amghar - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Amghar - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Rachik, Hassan

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060481
Doc. NO	:	ALei878
Main Entry	:	Rachik, Hassan
Title & Author	:	Amghar - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Rachik, Hassan
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(338 words)
Abstract	:	Amghar (pl. imgharen) is a Berber term used historically to designate a lay tribal chief (as opposed to a hereditary saint, agurram , pl. igurramen), to whom power was delegated by the tribal assembly (jamāʿa) for a given period, often a year. The word derives from the Berber root mghr , meaning “great,” with respect to height, age, or social position. From time to time the equilibrium of this system of an annually elected amghar was disrupted by a powerful chief who was able to abrogate the will of the assembly and
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei878.pdf