Le Hodna occidental entre régions méditerranéennes et plaines désertiques : organisation des terroirs, communautés rurales et productions agricoles au Moyen Âge
The aim of our contribution is based on two methodological points : to propose a critical reading of the Arabic sources and to give a precise picture of the soils in the western Hodna which is located between the maritim area of the Kabylie and the desert zones of the medieval central Maghreb. In a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/6388 |
| Summary: | The aim of our contribution is based on two methodological points : to propose a critical reading of the Arabic sources and to give a precise picture of the soils in the western Hodna which is located between the maritim area of the Kabylie and the desert zones of the medieval central Maghreb. In a first time, we concentrate our efforts on the places of activities by the rural comunities for establishing a survey of the different settlement's structures. In a second chapter, we deal with the question of main aspects of the tribal organization as motor of the rural settlement in the western Hodna with a fondamental presence of Arab's groups, Berber's tribes and others « foreigners ». At last, in a third stage, we try to draw up a picture of the rural landscapes and the farm productions puting the emphasis mainly on the management of the farm spaces.. |
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| ISSN: | 0997-1327 2105-2271 |