Charismatic leadership in Islam : powerful position of Sufi Shaikhs in Bosnia /
To understand Islam, one must understand the people who practice their faith. Consequently, this book is a detailed ethnographic study of two contemporary Sufi communities. It explores the perplexing range of theological and ritual variation, arguing for a direct correlation between Sufi multiformit...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Regnum Books International
2019.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1ddcq7s |
| Summary: | To understand Islam, one must understand the people who practice their faith. Consequently, this book is a detailed ethnographic study of two contemporary Sufi communities. It explores the perplexing range of theological and ritual variation, arguing for a direct correlation between Sufi multiformity and the agency of the spiritual leader, the Shaikh. He is principally responsible for shaping the community under his leadership |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource ([v], 88 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781913363208 1913363201 9781506475134 1506475132 9781913363123 1913363120 |