41. Many tribes claimed descent from marabouts . 42. The political support of these marabouts and Sharifians halted, and Morocco splintered into different entities. 43. The marabouts venerated here are scattered about throughout the old town of Nefta and the oasis. 44. They also violently resisted the 19th century jihads and Marabout movement to convert Senegambia to Islam. 45. They produced leaders whom the French called ( perhaps erroneously ) " marabouts ." 46. Recognized as just and spiritual men, marabouts often had extensive followings, locally and regionally. 47. Jean Jacques Schellens wrote a scenario whose characters are Sanglier, Marabout , Gustave and Chat. 48. The Niumimansa died in 1861, and an offshoot marabout rising ensued in the coastal area. 49. The religious center of Mourides is the city of Marabout Ahmadou Bamba ( 1853 1927 ). 50. In the countryside, wandering marabouts , or holy people, drew a large and devoted following.
