Abstract: Interest in the field of holiness, including visiting shrines, is realistically justified, because despite the changes and transformations of Sahrawi society, the belief in the blessing of saints and ancestors still inhabits the collective imagination, is widespread in the field, and its influence is clear in the construction and justification of many individual strategies. And collectivism. The focus on the field of production and the symbolic management of society’s life falls within the framework of an understanding that considers that the stakes of conflict and social conflict are not always and necessarily economic. There is an important aspect of symbolic life that is the focus of intense conflict and competition, as power relations do not operate apart from relations of meaning. Also, the question about the ways in which the sacred is lived and exploited is necessary to realize and represent this concept, because the experience in which the relationship between the sacred and the profane is tested becomes an entry point to understanding the social dimensions of managing relations of power and meaning. Thus, positioning yourself in a social reality full of representations and symbols.

Keywords: Anthropology, holiness, state, shrines, Western Sahara.