In the Shadow of the Sultan
Culture, Power, and Politics in Morocco
Edited by Rahma Bourqia
Edited by Susan Gilson Miller
Since the ninth century, Morocco has been ruled by a sultan-king who has monopolized the levers of power. This striking longevity invites questions about the institutions and social processes that bolster the monarchy's stability. This collection of twelve articles approaches the question of power by bringing together the most recent scholarship on Moroccan political culture as seen from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and historical moments, from the medieval period until today. Focussing primarily on popular understandings of authority, the studies in this volume encompass themes of sainthood, ceremony, submission, tolerance, violence, sexuality, gender, and intergenerational conflict.
Rahma Bourqia is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at University Hasan II, Mohammedia, and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Mohammed V University, Rabat. She is the author of State, Power, and Society in Morocco.
Susan Gilson Miller is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, and Director of the Moroccan Studies Program at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University. She is the author of Disorienting Encounters: Travels of a Moroccan Scholar in France, 1845-1846.
