Entangled Histories: Religious Discourse and Franco-Spanish Colonialism Through the Lens of an American in Morocco's Rif Region

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Main Author:	LABKADRI, Abdellatif
Format:	Recurso digital
Language:	English
Published:	Zenodo 2025
Subjects:	Discourse Colonialism Islam Representations The West Orientalism
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contents	<p><span lang="EN-US">This paper critically engages with Vincent Sheean’s An American Among the Riffi – a 20th-century American travelogue – to interrogate the intertwined histories of religious rhetoric, socio-cultural portrayal, and Franco-Spanish colonialism in Morocco’s Rif region (1921-1926), shortly after the Battle of Annual, led by Mohamed Ben Abdel-Krim EL-Khattabi. Focused on Islamic studies in the West and the reevaluation of Orientalist narratives, the article utilizes a bi-faceted methodological approach: a comparative historical analysis to examine Sheean’s account against colonial archives, and Foucauldian discourse analysis to dismantle his cultural perceptions of the Riffian community. By situating the text within the broader context of Western travel literature on Muslim societies, the study identifies a gap in the scholarship, particularly regarding the Rif War’s religious and anti-colonial dimensions. The analysis reveals a pivotal critical finding: Sheean’s representation of Riffian cultural and religious practices – often framed through vilification or miscomprehension – reflects established Orientalist tropes that conflate Islamic identity with resistance to European colonialism. The essay contributes to Islamic Studies in the West by tracing how American </span></p>
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spellingShingle	Entangled Histories: Religious Discourse and Franco-Spanish Colonialism Through the Lens of an American in Morocco's Rif Region LABKADRI, Abdellatif Discourse Colonialism Islam Representations The West Orientalism <p><span lang="EN-US">This paper critically engages with Vincent Sheean’s An American Among the Riffi – a 20th-century American travelogue – to interrogate the intertwined histories of religious rhetoric, socio-cultural portrayal, and Franco-Spanish colonialism in Morocco’s Rif region (1921-1926), shortly after the Battle of Annual, led by Mohamed Ben Abdel-Krim EL-Khattabi. Focused on Islamic studies in the West and the reevaluation of Orientalist narratives, the article utilizes a bi-faceted methodological approach: a comparative historical analysis to examine Sheean’s account against colonial archives, and Foucauldian discourse analysis to dismantle his cultural perceptions of the Riffian community. By situating the text within the broader context of Western travel literature on Muslim societies, the study identifies a gap in the scholarship, particularly regarding the Rif War’s religious and anti-colonial dimensions. The analysis reveals a pivotal critical finding: Sheean’s representation of Riffian cultural and religious practices – often framed through vilification or miscomprehension – reflects established Orientalist tropes that conflate Islamic identity with resistance to European colonialism. The essay contributes to Islamic Studies in the West by tracing how American </span></p>
title	Entangled Histories: Religious Discourse and Franco-Spanish Colonialism Through the Lens of an American in Morocco's Rif Region
topic	Discourse Colonialism Islam Representations The West Orientalism
url	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15797949

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