The English Merchant and the Moroccan Sufi: Messianism and Mahdism in the Early Seventeenth Century

• Autores: Nabil Matar
• Localización: Journal of ecclesiastical history, ISSN 0022-0469, Vol. 65, Nº 1, 2014, págs. 47-65
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper examines the relationship between an English factor, John Harrison, and a Moroccan Sufi rebel, Abu Maḥilli, in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. Although the two men never met, the revolt that Abu Maḥilli led against the Sa'dian rulers promoted mahdist/messianic goals which intersected with the commercial and eschatological strategies that Harrison was pursuing in Morocco.