Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1973. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--University of Washington. / Vita. Another copy has number: Thesis 27252. "Discography": leaves [285]-286. Bibliography: leaves [277]-284.

Thesis (M. Sc. Ed.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). "December 2007." Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-144). Also available via the World Wide Web.

In the aftermath of the independence of Morocco and Algeria in the second half of the twentieth century, each sought to create one homogeneous nation-state, defining themselves as Arab, declaring Arabic language as the only official language and embarking on Arabisation campaign that attempted to eliminate any ethnic, cultural and linguistic diversity. The Berber community which comprised 40% of the Moroccan population (Madani 2003, Silverstein and Crawford 2004, Maddy-Weitzman 2006) and 25% of the Algerian population (Ennaji 2009) appeared to be relegated to an inferior position and pushed back to the peripheries. This situation gave rise to what is generally referred to as ‘the Berber question’; the Berbers became increasingly aware of their minority status and began to demand certain linguistic and cultural rights. Translation, most importantly the translation of the Holy Quran, became an important means of asserting these rights and the identity of the Berber as a distinct nation. Drawing on paratext theory as proposed by Genette (1997) and framing theory as put forward by Goffman (1974) and elaborated by others (e.g. Entman 1993, Snow and Benford 1988, 2000 and Asimakoulas 2009), the study investigated the role that three Berber translations of the Holy Quran have played in renegotiating the political landscape of Berber communities in the past eighteen years (1999-2017). Analysis of the three translations have shown that the translators, while being faithful to the text, managed to signal their difference, foreground their language and culture and question, challenge and even undermine widespread official claims, through subtle, counter-hegemonic moves, using framing strategies and a toolbox of paratextual devices.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Georgetown University, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

The fact that it took so long, in spite of successive waves of invaders and spirited yet sporadic resistance, to fashion a united national front, points out an anomaly in Algerian society: a divided identity. It took a cruel French occupation, the incompetence of colonial authorities, and the infiltration of European nationalist ideology to fashion a united front, but it was only a front, for immediately after independence, the unity was shown to be a temporary one. / The Berber majority found itself excluded, both culturally and politically, from the new Algerian state. Strangers in their own land, Berbers were faced with a new, more insidious colonialism: Arabization.

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This diploma thesis examines the burial architecture of selected Berber tribes of Northern Africa, namely the Garamantian and Numidian ones, within a period from 4th century B. C. to 5th century A. D. First, the Garamantian tribe and its history is introduced. Afterwards I focus on garamantian burial customes and architecture. Further I describe each types of tombs and individual monuments , thein proportions and decoration. The other important part is devoted to the Numidian tribe. Again, its history, types of burial structures and individual important monuments are described in detail. In this diploma thesis there is also a mention about tribes and monuments which influenced funeral structures and architecture of tribes in North Africa and also about buildings which were the models for these tombs. Keywords architecture, burial customs, Berbers, north Africa, tombs

The Moors have been regarded by Graeco-Roman authors with a mixture of ambivalence and admiration. From the highly positive characterizations of Moorish giants like Masinissa (238-148 BCE) whose achievements the Romans lauded, to figures like Jugurtha (fl. 118-104 BCE) and Gildo (fl. 396-398 CE) whose hostilities with Rome earned them both scorn and ridicule, Moorish figures loom large in the pages of ancient historians from Herodotus to Procopius. This thesis examines the shifting portrayal of Moors from their earliest literary depictions in Greek literary sources to the late Roman literary portrayals of the sixth century CE. It argues that certain stereotypes regarding Moors, a problematic term that will be discussed in greater detail, continued relatively unchanged in Graeco-Roman authors, and that this was highly dependent on genre, political context, and intertextuality. It further argues that negative vs. positive portrayals of Moors can be understood better via an examination of the context of an author on an individual level, where political background was key to an historian’s evaluation of a certain Moorish figure or of Moors in general.

Cette thèse traite de l'architecture d'un village du Sud présaharien au Maroc, avec l'objectif de comprendre les origines et le développement de l'architecture traditionnelle dans cette région dans son contexte culturel et historique. Le village choisi ici comme exemple représentatif est le qsar d'Asrir n'Ilemchane dans la vallée du Drā. Cette agglomération est un exemple très spécifique de ces groupements fortifiés aux maisons mitoyennes à puits de lumière central. Au-delà de la dénomination courante d' « architecture berbère », l'étude vise à comprendre l'énigme de son origine à travers une analyse détaillée et compréhensive de l'architecture villageoise. À cette fin nous essayons de distinguer les contributions respectives des groupes sociaux qui l'habitent, principalement deux, les Draoua ou Haratines, habitants originels, agriculteurs-jardiniers de l'oasis, et les Berbères Ayt Ātta, semi-nomades transhumants de la montagne proche, le jbel Saghro, installés plus récemment, comme protecteurs des sédentaires. Après une présentation du contexte naturel et historique de la vallée et de son peuplement composite, notre démarche de recherche s'appuie sur une documentation architecturale détaillée, relevés et dessins, d'une trentaine de maisons, une observation participative et des entretiens avec les habitants dont quelques « anciens ». Nous examinons le mode constructif de ces maisons en terre crue, adobes et pisé, savoir-faire spécifique des maçons haratines. Cet habitat est mis en perspective avec le mode de vie et l'organisation sociale de la population, en lien avec l'agriculture de palmeraie et le système d'irrigation. L'analyse des maisons a permis de forger des hypothèses sur le développement du village et de son enceinte au cours des siècles, puis son extension hors les murs. Ainsi a été étayée une première conclusion : si cette architecture dans sa facture première de « maison-grenier » est de conception draoua, elle a été ensuite modifiée et enrichie par les Berbères. Pour terminer, nous évoquons les transformations de cet habitat en tension entre tradition et modernité. Elles sont marquées à la fois par l'usage de techniques et de matériaux constructifs différents et par les modifications profondes de l'environnement local, national et global, d'autant que, rejoint spatialement par Zagora, la ville toute proche, le qsar que nous étudions a fini par y être intégré comme quartier. Cette situation a créé de nombreux bouleversements à la fois dans la forme du qsar que dans sa vie quotidienne. / This thesis treats the architecture of a traditional village in the southern pre-Sahara in Morocco, with the aim to understand the origins and development of traditional architecture in this region in its cultural and historical context. The village chosen here as representative example is the ksar of Asrir do Ilemchane in the Drâa Valley. This settlement is a highly specific example of fortified agglomeration of living houses with central light shafts.Beyond a general designation as "Berber architecture", this study aimed to understand the enigma of its origin through a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the village architecture. To this end, we tried to distinguish the individual contributions of its dwellers, divided into two main groups: the Draoua or Haratins - the original inhabitants of the village who are farmers-gardeners in the oasis - and the semi-nomadic Ayt Atta Berbers, who practice nomadic grazing in the near the Jbel Saghro mountains and settled more recently as protectors of the sedentary group.Following a presentation of the valley’s natural and historical context and of its composite population, our research approach is based on a detailed architectural documentation in plans and drawings of about thirty houses; participant observation; and a series of interviews with dwellers - including some elders.We study how these houses were built from mud, adobe and rammed-earth, according to the specific expertise of the Haratin builders. This type of housing is put in perspective with the related lifestyle and social organization of the population, both in correlation with palm farming and the irrigation system.This analysis of architecture has allowed to construct hypotheses concerning the spatial development of the village and its protective walls over centuries, and about the recent extension of the village beyond these outer walls. We were thus able to achieve to a first conclusion: although the original concept of a “fortified house-granary”is of Draoua origin, it was later modified and enriched by the Berbers.Lastly, we will discuss how this housing was transformed in tension between tradition and modernity. These transformations are marked by the use of different building techniques and materials, and by the major changes of the local, national and global environment - all the more so since the nearest town, Zagora, expanded up to this particular ksar and eventually absorbed it as a town quarter. This situation created many disruptions in both the ksar form and its daily life.