Trajectories of contemporary Sufism

A survey of the problems encountered by modern states in the Middle East that encourage Islamic movements of popular Islam for purposes of ideological support and legitimation. The hamidiya shadhiliya Sufi brotherhood in Egypt is used as a case study to show that the general widening between social...

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Auteur principal: Gilsenan, Michael (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 1985
Dans: Islamic dilemmas: reformers, nationalists, and industrialization
Année: 1985, Pages: 187-198
Sujets non-standardisés:B Égypte Islam Religiöser Fundamentalismus Soufisme
B Islam
B Soufisme
B Égypte
B Fondamentalisme
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Résumé:A survey of the problems encountered by modern states in the Middle East that encourage Islamic movements of popular Islam for purposes of ideological support and legitimation. The hamidiya shadhiliya Sufi brotherhood in Egypt is used as a case study to show that the general widening between social classes and the economic policies of the state make it increasingly difficult for governments to use and revitalise religious forms of popular Islam for their own purposes. (DÜI-Asd)
Description matérielle:Lit.
ISBN:311009763X
Contient:In: Islamic dilemmas: reformers, nationalists, and industrialization