Depont, Octave Depont & Xavier Coppolani. Les Confreries Religieuses Musulmanes. Algeria Adolphe Jordan: 1897. "Publie sous le patronage de M. Jules Cambon, Gouverneur General de l'Algerie". The original edition of this comprehensive and extremely important study of Muslim Brotherhoods in the Saharan area to the end of the 19th century. The text includes material on Arabs before Mohammed, the origins of Sufism, the organization of Muslim brotherhoods, their financial and political systems, and information on individual brotherhoods by locality. The illustrations include 4 magnificent chromolithographed plates. A folding map was issued to accompany the study, which is not present. Hardcover. 8"x11.5", xxvii + 576 pages, black & white illustrations and four chromolithographed plates (1 folding). Lacks the map. Original softcovers bound into new cloth. Moderate scattered internal soil, some wear, ripped edges, etc. Inventory #: 34156 Price: $ 400.00