The rituals of Azzyara and al-Waada to Ras al-Hamra in Annaba –Algeria- and the opportunities of the touristic investment

Guelmami, Sana; Meliani, Nadia; Meliani, Afrah; Hannousse, Ibtissem

أنثروبولوجيا
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 169-190
2024-01-20

The Rituals Of Azzyara And Al-waada To Ras Al-hamra In Annaba –algeria- And The Opportunities Of The Touristic Investment

Authors : Guelmami Sana . Meliani Nadia . Meliani Afrah . Hannousse Ibtissem .

Abstract

The phenomenon of al Awliya Assalihin “the righteous saints” and the shrines is historically and geographically widespread. This expresses its social sacredness and function. In this line, “Azzyara” i.e. visiting the shrines, is among the habits of celebrating the cultural heritage of the shrine and the descendancy, blessing, honor, and effect of al Wali after his death,This study relied on the descriptive and the qualitative methods to present the content of the socio-cultural connotations of the ritual practices and analyze the opportunities of the touristic investment. After the bibliographic revision, the importance of the study manifests in the fact that Azzyara is an intangible heritage, the behavioral practice is preservation for this heritage from oblivion, and the opportunities of the touristic investment are various. Therefore, the objective of this paper is showing the connotations related to the rituals from one side, and their relation with tourism from another side.