M. C. Dtop—F mictions and Activities of the Murids' Urban ' Dahira' in Senegal. The murid brotherhood which was at first a purely rural organization has spread into the Senegalese towns especially after Independence. Its traditional agrarian structure, the daara, in charge of the 'Wednesday field' cultivated for the marabout's benefit, could not be successfully transplanted into the urban context. Instead of the religious, economie and residential unity of the murid villages, the city was characterized by a non agricultural economy, a diversity of ethnie origins and social status, and the spatial dispersion of the faithful, who could no longer provide their leaders with gifts in kind (produce). The dahira developed as an adaptative answer to these problems: in the new urban setting, it has taken over the functions of the rural daara, assuming the same finalities (especially in ternis of the marabout) taalibe relationship) through different ways and means.Diop Momar Coumba. Fonctions et activités des dahira mourides urbains (Sénégal).. In: Cahiers d'études africaines, vol. 21, n°81-83, 1981. Villes africaines au microscope. pp. 79-91