Berber Memories. Jewelry and Women in Morocco.
Mercator Fund| N° d'inventaire | 23265 |
| Format | 26.5 x 34 |
| Détails | 595 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789462302273 |
Considered the first occupants of the territories that extend north of the Sahara, the Berbers bear witness to a thousand-year-old tradition that is all the richer for its permeability to cultural influences. These were the result of successive invasions that punctuated the history of the southern Mediterranean from the Phoenicians to the Arabs, via the Greeks, the Romans, the Vandals, and the Byzantines. From appropriation to assimilation, the Berbers gave birth to a rich culture without losing the very foundations of a civilization born when the Sahara was still verdant. Through the exceptional collection of finery assembled by Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet, this history is reconstructed with splendor and brilliance. Beyond the virtuosity of Muslim and Jewish artisans, the finery also bears witness to the complex situation of women in the Berber world. The result of a partnership with the Arab World Institute in Paris, this book pays tribute to Berber women, transmitters of civilization in Morocco.
Considered the first occupants of the territories that extend north of the Sahara, the Berbers bear witness to a thousand-year-old tradition that is all the richer for its permeability to cultural influences. These were the result of successive invasions that punctuated the history of the southern Mediterranean from the Phoenicians to the Arabs, via the Greeks, the Romans, the Vandals, and the Byzantines. From appropriation to assimilation, the Berbers gave birth to a rich culture without losing the very foundations of a civilization born when the Sahara was still verdant. Through the exceptional collection of finery assembled by Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet, this history is reconstructed with splendor and brilliance. Beyond the virtuosity of Muslim and Jewish artisans, the finery also bears witness to the complex situation of women in the Berber world. The result of a partnership with the Arab World Institute in Paris, this book pays tribute to Berber women, transmitters of civilization in Morocco.