Diacronie. Studi di Storia Contemporanea (Dec 2013)

La monarquía alauí, símbolo identitario de la nación marroquí: legitimidad histórica e instrumentalización política

  • Rocío Velasco de Castro es doctora en Estudios Árabes e Islámicos, Experta Profesional en Cultura, Civilización y Religión Islámicas, y Especialista Universitaria en las relaciones de España con el Norte de África.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 1 – 16

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The alawite hegemonic role of the Monarchy in Morocco and the identification between the King and the Nation are the result of a long process of reinforcement and instrumentalization of the image and powers conferred to the monarch in his dual capacity as a religious chief and a political authority and guarantor of territorial integrity of the Kingdom. The purpose of this paper is to analyze mechanisms used to consolidate this privileged position during the pre-colonial period, the struggle of a nationalism led by the throne and the achievement of independence.

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