Description: Sufi Civilities : Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan, Paperback by Schmeding, Annika, ISBN 1503637530, ISBN-13 9781503637535, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Despite its pervasive reputation as a place of religious extremes and war, Afghanistan has a complex and varied religious landscape where elements from a broad spectrum of religious belief vie for a place in society. It is also one of the birthplaces ofa widely practiced variant of Islam: Sufism. Contemporary analysts suggest that Sufism is on the decline due to war and the ideological hardening that results from societies in conflict. However, in Sufi Civilities, Annika Schmeding argues that this is far from a truthful depiction. Sufi communities have worked as resistance fighters, aid workers, businessmen, actors, professors and daily workers in creative and ingenious ways to keep and renew their networks of community support. Based on long-term ethnographic field research among multiple Sufi communities in different urban areas of Afghanistan, Schmeding examines navigational strategies employed by Sufi leaders over the past four decades to weather periods of instability and persecution, showing how they adapted to changing conditions in novel ways that crafted Sufism as a force in the civil sphere. This book offers a rare on-the-ground view into how Sufi leaders react to moments of transition within a highly insecure environment, and how humanity shines through the darkness during times of turmoil"--
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Book Title: Sufi Civilities : Religious Authority and Political Change in Afg
Number of Pages: 348 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sufi Civilities : Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Subject: Islamic Studies, Comparative Religion, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2023
Item Weight: 17.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Annika Schmeding
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
