LE CHATELIER Alfred

Les confréries musulmanes du Hedjaz, Bibliothèque orientale Elzévirienne LII, Ernest Leroux, Editeur, 28, rue Bonaparte, 1887 In-12, bound in half cloth with corners by Frères Barets in Bordeaux, smooth spine adorned with title-piece, 310pp. Documented study of the various Muslim brotherhoods existing in the Hedjaz, mainly in Mecca, in the 19th century. Based on sources collected in Cairo from pilgrims returning from Mecca, the author analyzes the religious orders of Hijaz and provides an overview of the situation of Islam in the 19th century. The study lists 20 schools of thought (Kadriya, Senoussya, Chadelya, Tidjania, Aissaouia...), provides biographies of their founders, and describes their rules, practices and societal role. Alfred Le Chatelier (1855-1929): Saint-Cyrien, officer and explorer stationed in Algeria, professor at the Collège de France, where he was the first holder of the chair of Muslim sociography (1902-1925), instigator of the Mission scientifique du Maroc (1904) and founder of the journal Monde Musulman (1906). During his time in Algeria, he took part in numerous exploratory missions (Flatters mission, etc.) and studies in North Africa and Egypt, where he studied Muslim religious brotherhoods. The Muslim brotherhoods of the Hedjaz by A. LE CHATELIER A documented study of the various Muslim brotherhoods that existed in the Hijaz, mainly in Mecca, in the 19th century. Based on sources collected in Cairo from pilgrims returning from Mecca, the author analyses the religious orders of the Hijaz and provides an overview of the situation of Islam in the 19th century. The study lists 20 schools of thought (Kadriya, Senoussya, Chadelya, Tidjania, Aissaouia, etc.), provides biographies of their founders and describes their rules, practices and social role. Alfred Le Chatelier (1855-1929): Saint-Cyrien, officer and explorer stationed in Algeria, professor at the Collège de France, where he was the first holder of the chair of Muslim sociography (1902-1925), instigator of the Scientific Mission of Morocco (1904) and founder of the journal Le Monde Musulman (1906). During his time in Algeria, he took part in numerous exploratory missions (Flatters mission, etc.) and studies in North Africa and Egypt, where he studied Muslim religious brotherhoods.