List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Seha, A Man for All Seasons
Part One: Tales of Seha the Sage
Chapter One: Seha at Rabbi A’mar’s Rock
Chapter Two: Seha the Beggar, Elijah, and Charity
Chapter Three: Charity and Education in the Moroccan Interior
Chapter Four: Tales of Compassion and Gossip
Chapter Five: Population Surveys and Birth Registers
Chapter Six: Modesty and Happiness
Chapter Seven: Love and Compassion
Chapter Eight: Prestige and Social Stratification
Chapter Nine: Mutual Help and Reciprocity
Chapter Ten:Mutual Aid Organizations
Chapter Eleven: Amulets and Good Fortune
Chapter Twelve: French Education, Urbanization, and Modernization
Chapter Thirteen: Dar al Makhzen, House of Government and Dar a Siba, House of Rebellion
Chapter Fourteen: Craftsmen and Priests in Aghamat
Chapter Fifteen: Yearning for Redemption in Jewish Morocco
Chapter Sixteen: Pilgrimages, Sainthood, and Miracle Making
Chapter Seventeen: Artistic Creation and the Moroccan Jewish Diaspora
Chapter Eighteen: Jewish Immigration from Morocco to the Holy Land
Chapter Nineteen: The Karaites and Ephraimites in Morocco
Chapter Twenty: On Peace and Justice
Part Two: Tales of Seha the Clown
Chapter Twenty-One: The Love for Three Oranges
Chapter Twenty-Two: Spoken and Written Words
Chapter Twenty-Three: Moroccan Cuisine
Chapter Twenty-Four: Wisdom and Poverty
Chapter Twenty-Five: Inequality, Mutual Aid, and Social Justice
Chapter Twenty-Six: Social Change and Modernization
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Seha the Clown
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors