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Affiliation Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco

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Mailing Address School of Humanities and Social Sciences Al Akhawayn University P.O. Box 1889 Ifrane, 53000 Morocco

Phone/Fax Number(s) phone: (+212) 35 86 24 81 fax: (+212) 35 86 29 77

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Countries of Specialization Senegal ; Morocco

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Research Interests urban geography, cultural geography, Islam and Sufism, Muslim Africa, West Africa, Senegal, Morocco, the Sahara

Teaching Interests Variety of geography and research methodology courses.

Publications * Books Ross, Eric (2008) Culture and Customs of Senegal, Greenwood/Heineman. Ross, Eric (2006) Sufi City: Urban Design and Archetypes in Touba, University of Rochester Press, Rochester, N.Y. Ross, Eric, John A. Shoup, Driss Maghraoui, Abdelkrim Marzouk (2002) Assessing Tourism in Essaouira, Al Akhawayn University Press. Translation Mbacké, Khadim. Sufism and Religious Brotherhoods in Senegal, translated by Eric Ross and edited by John Hunwick, Markus Weiner Publishers, Princeton (originally published in French as Soufisme et Confréries Religieuses au Sénégal, IFAN-CAD collection études islamiques, Dakar, 1995). Contributions to edited volumes Ross, Eric (2008) "Palaver Trees Reconsidered in the Senegalese Landscape: Arboreal Monuments and Memorials," African Sacred Groves: Ecological Dynamics and Social Change, edited by Michael Sheridan & Celia Nyamweru, James Currey/Ohio University Press/Unisa Press, Oxford, Athens, Ohio and Pretoria. Ross, Eric (2006) "Le Pénc: élément du patrimoine et modèle d'aménagement urbain," in Sénégalia: Etudes sur le patrimoine ouest-africain, Hommage à Guy Thilmans, edited by Cyr Descamps & Abdoulaye Camara, Editions Sépia, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. Ross, Eric (2005) "From marabout republics to autonomous rural communities: autonomous Muslim towns in Senegambia," African Urban Spaces in Historical Perspective, edited by Toyin Falola and Steven J. Salm, University of Rochester Press. Articles in peer-reviewed journals Ross, Eric (2002) "Marabout republics then and now: configuring Muslim towns in Senegal," in Islam et Sociétés au Sud du Sahara, no. 16. Ross, Eric (1995) "Touba: a spiritual metropolis in the modern world," Canadian Journal of African Studies, vol. 29, no. 2. Ross, Eric (1994) "Africa in Islam: what the afrocentric perspective can contribute to the study of Islam," International Journal of Islamic and Arabic Studies, vol. 11, no. 2. Conference papers Ross, Eric (2005) Villes soufies du Sénégal: réseaux urbains religieux dans la longue durée, Série Conférences 20, Institut des Etudes Africaines, Université Mohammed V, Rabat. Encyclopedia entries 2007 "Africa, History of the Name" "Afrocentrism" "Moors in African History" "Travel and Exploration: Arab" "Algiers" "Carthage" "Gao" "Nouakchott" "Tangier" "Timbuktu" and "Tunis" in The New Encyclopedia of Africa, Second Edition, Ken Wachsberger, project editor, Charles Scribner's Sons. Forthcoming 2008 "Dakar" "Gorée" "Rufisque" "Saint Louis" "Thi&eaucte;s" "Touba" "Kaolack" "Essaouira" and "Ifrane" in The City and Urban Life. (A three-volume history of cities of the world), Jan Rogozinski, ed., M. E. Sharpe.

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