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: By Fait Muedini.
• Authors: Muedini, Fait
• Contents: Introduction & theory of authoritarian leaders' hold on power -- What is Sufism? : history, characteristics, and politics -- Algeria : Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Sufism, and authoritarianism -- Morocco : King Mohammed VI, Sufism, and the Islamist challengers -- Appealing to Sufi orders and shrines : the case of government Sufi advocacy in Pakistan -- Cases of promoting Sufism in Russia, Chechnya, and Uzbekistan -- The promotion of Sufism in the West : Britain and the United States -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (219 pages)
• Subjects: 297.4/172; Sufism -- Political aspects; Sufism -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Islam and state; Islam and state -- Case studies; RELIGION / Islam / General; Islam and state; Political ideologies; Political corruption; Political Science and International Relations; Middle Eastern Politics; Islam; Environmental Politics; Political Science; US Politics; Political Theory; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137521071; 1137521074; 9781349705344; 1349705349; 9781137521088; 1137521082
• Related ISBNs: 9781137521064; 1137521066
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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• 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.