Trajectories of contemporary Sufism
A survey of the problems encountered by modern states in the Middle East that encourage Islamic movements of popular Islam for purposes of ideological support and legitimation. The hamidiya shadhiliya Sufi brotherhood in Egypt is used as a case study to show that the general widening between social...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1985
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| In: |
Islamic dilemmas: reformers, nationalists, and industrialization
Year: 1985, Pages: 187-198 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Egypt Islam Religiöser Fundamentalismus Sufism B Fundamentalism B Egypt B Sufism |
| Summary: | A survey of the problems encountered by modern states in the Middle East that encourage Islamic movements of popular Islam for purposes of ideological support and legitimation. The hamidiya shadhiliya Sufi brotherhood in Egypt is used as a case study to show that the general widening between social classes and the economic policies of the state make it increasingly difficult for governments to use and revitalise religious forms of popular Islam for their own purposes. (DÜI-Asd) |
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| Physical Description: | Lit. |
| ISBN: | 311009763X |
| Contains: | In: Islamic dilemmas: reformers, nationalists, and industrialization
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