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by Vincent J. Cornell

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In premodern Moroccan Sufism, sainthood involved not only a closeness to the Divine presence (walaya) but also the exercise of worldly authority (wilaya). The Moroccan Jazuliyya Sufi order used the doctrine that the saint was a "substitute of the prophets" and personification of a universal "Muhammadan Reality" to justify nearly one hundred years of Sufi involvement in Moroccan political life, which led to the creation of the sharifian state.

This book presents a systematic history of Moroccan Sufism through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries C.E. and a comprehensive study of Moroccan Sufi doctrine, focusing on the concept of sainthood. Vincent J. Cornell engages in a sociohistorical analysis of Sufi institutions, a critical examination of hagiography as a source for history, a study of the Sufi model of sainthood in relation to social and political life, and a sociological analysis of more than three hundred biographies of saints. He concludes by identifying eight indigenous ideal types of saint that are linked to specific forms of authority. Taken together, they define sainthood as a socioreligious institution in Morocco.

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  • Title Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism
  • Author Vincent J. Cornell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 444
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1998-10-01
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780292712102 / 0292712103
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.07 x 6.02 x 1.05 in (23.04 x 15.29 x 2.67 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Category Religion - World Religions
  • Library of Congress subjects Sufism - Morocco, Morocco - Religious life and customs
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 97032878
  • Dewey Decimal Code 297.409
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