In Quest for God and Freedom : Sufi Naqshbandi Brotherhood of the North Caucasus

ISBN-13: 9781850653844 / Angielski

Anna Zelkina

Opis

This text reconstructs the history of the Sufi Naqshbandi brotherhood and its impact on the North Caucasus (Chechnya and Daghestan) in the early 19th century. It draws on Naqshbandi Arabic sources to explain the pivotal role of Sufism in transforming mountain society.