Between real and virtual communities: Sufism in Western societies and the Naqshbandi Haqqani case

Sufism, the mystical/esoteric Islamic path of soul purification, is spreading extensively throughout Western societies. The internet is one of the most important vehicles of this diffusion. This article first describes the use of the internet in four European Sufi orders, underlining how the interne...

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Main Author: Piraino, Francesco 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Social compass
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-108
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nāẓim ʿAdl al-Ḥaqqānī, Muḥammad 1922-2014 / Naqšbandīya / Western world / Sufism / Virtual reality
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
BJ Islam
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)