Zakia Zouanat Explained

Zakia Zouanat (1957 – 30 August 2012) was a Moroccan anthropologist. A researcher at the Institute of African Studies at Mohammed V University, she was an expert in Moroccan Sufism.^{[1] [2]} Her research concerned biographic accounts of important Sufi figures in the 12th to 13th centuries. Zouanat sought to bridge Moroccans educated in French who accessed their religions through Arabic texts.^[3] As evidenced by her commentary on the Delos Initiative,^[4] she actively sought to promulgate the protection of pilgrimage sites important to Moroccan Sufis, as well as provide context for economic and cultural relevance.

Works

• Ibn Mashish: Maître d'al-Shadili [Ibn Mashish: Master of al-Shadhili], Najah El Jadida, 1998
• (trans.) Paroles d'or de ‘Abd al-‘Azîz al-Dabbâgh: enseignements consignés par son disciple Ibn Mubârak al-Lamtî [Golden words of ‘Abd al-‘Azîz al-Dabbâgh: Lessons recorded by his disciple Ibn Mubârak al-Lamtî], Beirut, 2001.
• Soufisme: quête de lumière [Sufism: a quest for light], preface by Ahmed Toufiq, Koutoubia, 2009
• Le Royaume des Saints [The Kingdom of the Saints], 2011

Notes and References

1. http://lnt.ma/hommage-a-zakia-zouanat-a-la-kasbah-agafay/ Hommage À Zakia Zouanat À La Kasbah Agafay
2. http://www.libe.ma/Le-monde-de-la-recherche-scientifique-en-deuil-Zakia-Zouanat-rejoint-Le-Royaume-des-Saints_a30312.html Le monde de la recherche scientifique en deuil : Zakia Zouanat rejoint “Le Royaume des Saints”
3. Book: J., Sedgwick, Mark. Against the modern world : traditionalism and the secret intellectual history of the twentieth century. 2004. Oxford University Press. 0195152972. Oxford. 51053920.
4. Web site: THE DELOS INITIATIVE. www.med-ina.org. 2018-10-17.