Realm of the saint: power and authority in moroccan sufism
Auteur :
Cornell, Vincent J.
Éditeur :
University of Texas Press
ISBN :
9780292712102
Date de publication :
1 oct. 1998
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Features the history of Moroccan Sufism through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries C E and a study of Moroccan Sufi doctrine, focusing on the concept of sainthood. This work offers an analysis of Sufi institutions, an examination of hagiography as a source for history, and a sociological analysis of three hundred biographies of saints.