Realm of the Saint

Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 29 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:444
Förlag:University of Texas Press
ISBN:9780292712102

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Vincent J. Cornell is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies at Emory University.

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This highly original study explicates brilliantly the doctrinal and metaphysical aspects of premodern Moroccan Sufism and provides a thorough sociological analysis of the cult of saints. - Choice

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Transliteration of Foreign Terms Introduction. Morocco and the Problem of Sainthood in Islamic Studies Part I. Sainthood and Authority in Morocco: The Origins and Development of a Paradigm Chapter One. Sainthood in an Urban Context: Sulaha', 'Scholars, and "Anchors of the Earth" Chapter Two. Arbiters of the Holy in the Countryside: Rural Legists, Spiritual Masters, and Murabitun Chapter Three. Knowledge, Power, and Authority in Monographic Biography Chapter Four. Qualifying the Ineffable: Sainthood in the Hagiographical Anthology Part II. The Paradigm Institutionalized Chapter Five. Moroccan Sufism in the Marinid Period Chapter Six. An Emplotment of a Paradigmatic Saint: The Career of Muhammad ibn SulaymÁn al Jazuli Chapter Seven. The Ideology of Paradigmatic Sainthood: The Jazfilite Doctrine of the "Muhammadan Way" Chapter Eight. Paradigmatic Sainthood in the Material World: The Jazuliyya and the Rise of the Sharifian State Conclusion. Power and Authority in Moroccan Sainthood Notes Glossary of Technical Terms Selected Bibliography Index