Modern Sufis and the state: the politics of Islam in South Asia and beyond
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction. Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond -- 1. Anti-Colonial Militants or Liberal Peace Activists? The Role of Private Foundations in Producing Pacifist Sufis During the Cold War -- 2. F...
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| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Press
[2020]
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Religion, culture, and public life (40)
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| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Modern Sufis and the state] (2022) (Knyš, Aleksandr Dmitrievič, 1957 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Religion, culture, and public life
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Sufism
/ Islam and politics
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Islam and politics (South Asia) B Sufis Political activity (South Asia) B Sufism Political aspects (South Asia) B Sufi / Islam / RELIGION B Conference program |
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| Summary: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction. Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond -- 1. Anti-Colonial Militants or Liberal Peace Activists? The Role of Private Foundations in Producing Pacifist Sufis During the Cold War -- 2. From Taṣawwuf Modern to Neo-Sufism: Nurcholish Madjid, Fazlur Rahman, and the Development of an Idea -- 3. Beyond Barelwiism: Tahir-ul- Qadri as an Example of Trends in Global Sufism -- Commentary on Part I: Ambiguities and Ironic Reversals in the Categorization of Sufism -- 4. Is the Taliban Anti-Sufi? Deobandi Discourses on Sufism in Contemporary Pakistan -- 5. Sufism Through the Prism of Sharia: A Reformist Barelwi Girls’ Madrasa in Uttar Pradesh, India -- 6. Lives of a Fatwa: Sufism, Music, and Islamic Reform in Kachchh, Gujarat -- Commentary on Part II: Sufis, Sharia, and Reform -- 7. “A Way of Life Rather Than an Ideology?”: Sufism, Pīrs, and the Politics of Identity in Sindh -- 8. Sufi Politics and the War on Terror in Pakistan: Looking for an Alternative to Radical Islamism? -- 9. “Our Vanished Lady”: Memory, Ritual, and Shiʿi-Sunni Relations at Bībī Pāk Dāman -- Commentary on Part III: The Problems and Perils of Translating Sufism as “Moderate Islam” -- 10. Is All Politics Local? Neighborhood Shrines and Religious Healing in Contemporary India -- 11. Sufi Healing and Secular Psychiatry in India -- 12. Sufi Sound, Sufi Space: Indian Cinema and the Mise-en- Scène of Pluralism -- Commentary on Part IV: Sufism in Indian National Spaces -- Conclusion: Thinking Otherwise -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- List of Contributors -- Index -- RELIGION, CULTURE, AND PUBLIC LIFE |
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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 0231551460 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7312/ewin19574 |