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Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism
Realm of the Saint Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism
Author: Vincent J. Cornell
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 year...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780292712102
ISBN-10: 0292712103
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 398
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Publisher: University of Texas Press
Book Type: Paperback
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