Sponsoring Sufism : how governments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies
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Sponsoring Sufism : how governments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies
（Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy / series editors, Ted G. Jelen and Mark J. Rozell）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-216) and index
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Sponsoring Sufism argues that governments are sponsoring Sufism not only because they see it as an 'apolitical' movement that won't challenge their existing authority, but also that ties to Sufi orders gives them religious credibility, something they seek as they face the rise of Islamist parties.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and Theory of Authoritarian Leaders' Hold on Power 2. What is Sufism? History, Characteristics, and Politics 3. Algeria: Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Sufism, and Authoritarianism 4. Morocco: King Mohammed VI, Sufism, and the Islamist Challengers 5. Appealing to Sufi Orders and Shrines: The Case of Government Sufi Advocacy in Pakistan 6. Cases of Promoting Sufism in Russia, Chechnya, and Uzbekistan 7. The Promotion of Sufism in the West: Britain and the United States 8. Conclusion
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