The Model of Scholars and Clerrics

The power is the power of the clerics, called the scholars, because of their knowledge. This was particularly true in Jihans and also in wars led by the clerics against traditional powers. That's one model that you find in West Africa. Now if we go back to the samurai empire, you had here also two different attitudes. You mentioned clerics from Tumbuktu being advisors to the ruler. And another model of the radical community trying to live in kind of retreat and just stay away from political power.