Sponsoring Sufism
ISBN:
9781137521064
Auflage:
2015
Verlag:
Palgrave Macmillan, Palgrave Macmillan US
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.07.2015
Reihe:
Palgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy
Format:
Hardcover
Seitenanzahl:
219
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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.
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Biografische Anmerkung
Fait Muedini is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Butler University, USA and a Fellow at the Desmond Tutu Center for Peace, Global Justice, and Reconciliation Studies at the Christian Theological Seminary, USA and Butler University, USA. He also founded and runs the website www.internationalrelations.org.