Sponsoring Sufism : how governments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies /: how governments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fait Muedini.
• Authors: Muedini, Fait
• 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
• Publisher Details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 297.4172; Sufism -- Political aspects; Sufism -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Islam and state; Islam and state -- Case studies; Islam/Sufism; Political Ideologies/Nationalism; Government/National; Political ideologies; Political corruption
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137521088; 1137521082
• Related ISBNs: 9781137521064
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.