Sponsoring Sufism: how goverments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies

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 ord...

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Main Author: Muedini, Fait A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2015
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
Further subjects:B Political participation
B Islam
B Dervish order
B State
B Islamic countries
B Religious organization
B History
B Population group
B Sufism
B International comparison
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Summary: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 --
ISBN:1137521066