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Sufism in Morocco's Religious Politics: Refractions of Piety and Iḥsān

Sufism in Morocco's Religious Politics: Refractions of Piety and Iḥsān

Thibdeau, John C.

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Sufi

IslamGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 103247842X
ISBN13: 9781032478425
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 25 2023
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book outlines the role of Sufism in Moroccan politics in the twenty-first century through a comparative study of contemporary Sufi organizations.

The author begins his analysis by highlighting the strategies employed by the Moroccan state over the past twenty years, aimed at regulating and producing an authorized 'Moroccan Islam' in the kingdom. Despite these policies of spiritual security and spiritual diplomacy, including the state sponsorship of Sufi organizations, the author argues that this has not decreased diversity nor produced a banal interpretation of Islam, but rather given rise to diverse articulations and performances of this religiosity. Through a comparative analysis of three Sufi organizations based on eighteen months of fieldwork - two of which have never before been studied - the author brings into relief the spaces of creative enactment of Sufism as an ethical tradition. Ultimately, it is argued that each Sufi organization reflects a different refraction of iḥsān, a concept emphasising the cultivation of public piety which underpins the Moroccan state's formulation of Islam.

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