Researching the Past and Present of Muslim Culture in Bulgaria: The 'popular' and 'high' layers

In tracing the development of popular Islam in Bulgaria, this article examines aspects of local culture that were 'Islamicized' as the religion spread and points to Bulgarian Islam as peculiarly syncretistic. It considers the role of vak L fs and of Sufism, and the often paradoxical relati...

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Authors: Gradeva, Rosica S. (Author) ; Ivanova, Svetlana (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2001]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2001, Volume: 12, Issue: 3, Pages: 317-337
Online Access: Volltext (doi)