Researching the Past and Present of Muslim Culture in Bulgaria: The 'popular' and 'high' layers
In tracing the development of popular Islam in Bulgaria, this article examines aspects of local culture that were 'Islamicized' as the religion spread and points to Bulgarian Islam as peculiarly syncretistic. It considers the role of vak L fs and of Sufism, and the often paradoxical relati...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2001]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Summary: | In tracing the development of popular Islam in Bulgaria, this article examines aspects of local culture that were 'Islamicized' as the religion spread and points to Bulgarian Islam as peculiarly syncretistic. It considers the role of vak L fs and of Sufism, and the often paradoxical relationships between orthodox and heterodox institutions and the state, and also shows how local culture, after being influenced by and taken into Islam, has itself gone on to influence the regional expression of Islam that is found in Bulgaria. The author puts the case for the urgent need for research into the complexities of these developments. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410120065877 |