Modern Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9780231195751 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 360 str.

Katherine Pratt Ewing; Rosemary R. Corbett

Opis

In recent years, Sufism has been held up as a supposedly peaceful alternative to forms of Islam associated with violence, an embodiment of tolerance and pluralism. Modern Sufism and the State brings together a range of scholars, including anthropologists, historians, and religious-studies specialists, to challenge common assumptions.