Here or elsewhere: Sufism and traditional Islam in Russia’s Volga-Ural region

The renewed interest for Sufism, in the form of the celebration of a Sufi past, and the presence of Naqshbandi Sufi brotherhoods in the Volga and Urals ask the question of the place of Sufism in the region’s broader Islamic revival. In particular, how is Sufism related to the concept of “traditional...

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Authors: Di Puppo, Lili (Author) ; Schmoller, Jesko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2020
In: Contemporary Islam
Year: 2020, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-156
Further subjects:B Islam in Russia
B Local Islam
B religious authority
B Volga-Ural Region
B Sufism
B Traditional Islam
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