Sponsoring Sufism : how governments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies / Fait Muedini.

Author/Creator:

Muedini, Fait author.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Series:

Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy
Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy

Format/Description:

Book
219 pages ; 23 cm.

Subjects:

Sufism -- Political aspects.
Sufism -- Political aspects -- Case studies.
Islam and state.
Islam and state -- Case studies.

Contents:

Introduction & theory of authoritarian leaders' hold on power
What is Sufism? : history, characteristics, and politics
Algeria : Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Sufism, and authoritarianism
Morocco : King Mohammed VI, Sufism, and the Islamist challengers
Appealing to Sufi orders and shrines : the case of government Sufi advocacy in Pakistan
Cases of promoting Sufism in Russia, Chechnya, and Uzbekistan
The promotion of Sufism in the West : Britain and the United States
Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137521064
1137521066

OCLC:

903873331

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