1st Edition
Sufism and Politics in Morocco Activism and Dissent
By Abdelilah Bouasria
Copyright 2015
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
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Presenting a political history and sociology of Moroccan Sufism from colonialism to the modern day, this book studies the Sufi model of Master and Disciple in relation to social and political life, comparing the different eras of acquiescent versus dissident Sufism.
This comparative fieldwork study offers new perspectives on the connection between the monarchy and mystic realms with a... Read more
Introduction 1 The Moroccan Saint and his Masks 2 From The Saintan to the Satan: the Saint and the Sultan in Pre-Modern Morocco 3 The 'Coming Out' of A Boutchichi Saint: Sidi Hamza and Kryptopolitics 4 Abdessalam Yassine: A Boutchichi Avatar? 5 The Moroccan Sultan: Adli or Boutchichi 6 The Global Politics of the Saint and Sultan Conclusion
Biography
Dr. Abdelilah Bouasria received his PhD in political science from American University in Washington DC and is an adjunct lecturer of Middle Eastern politics at George Mason University, VA. He is the author of Master and Disciple (2007), Kingdom of Drought (2006) and is the co-editor of Lost in Translation: Forgotten Paradigms in Islam.
