Migrations et évolution des sociabilités à Ṣan‘â’

Sociability in the Ṣan’âni society has been transformed by the massive arrival of migrants from the countryside. This exposure to variety is a recent phenomenon and confines traditional sociability of urban villages to the between-us. This article analyzes the effects of the installation of a rural...

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Main Author: Vincent Martignon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2008-04-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/4853
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Summary:Sociability in the Ṣan’âni society has been transformed by the massive arrival of migrants from the countryside. This exposure to variety is a recent phenomenon and confines traditional sociability of urban villages to the between-us. This article analyzes the effects of the installation of a rural and heterogeneous population on the sociability of an old urban community, showing how the social and spatial behavior of the migrants - which nowadays make up the majority of the Ṣan’âni population - have caused a major identity change at city scale.
ISSN:0997-1327
2105-2271