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Religious Revival and Secularism in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan : / Dobroslawa Wiktor-Mach.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Religion and Society ; 71Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 1 online resource (XV, 228 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110534627
  • 9783110534634
  • 9783110536461
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP63.A94 W55 2017
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Religion as a Field of Competition -- Chapter 2. Islam in the Caucasus: Historical Contexts of Religious Pluralism -- Chapter 3. Islamic Modernism and Secularism -- Chapter 4. The Lived Islam -- Chapter 5. Religious Revival and the Plurality of Choices -- Chapter 6. Choosing Religion: Strategies and Discourses -- Chapter 7. Religious Competition -- Chapter 8. State control: Heretic-Hunting -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: The book explores the complex world of Islam from the perspective of its adherents and activists in Azerbaijan. Baku, the most secular Muslim capital city, is a battlefield for the minds and souls of „ethnic Muslims.” Visiting pirs was till now the typical expression of religiosity among Azerbaijani Muslims. Sunni-Shia division was blurred. Nowadays, Shia and Sunni Muslim movements propose new distinctive identities. Foreign and local preachers took advantage of liberal religious policies of the 1990s to promote their ideas. Salafis stress the „pristine” Islam and the idea of universalism, while Shias underline rationality in their faith tradition. Turkish model of Islam is more inclusive towards local customs. Sufism, although not as powerful as before, also finds a committed audience. Finally, independent charismatic local leaders gain supporters. The book investigates how this pluralism affects both religious groups and believers. Competitive environment requires effective strategies and flexibility. In this process, the traditional dominance of Shiism is challenged by Sunni movements. Shiism, however, is not giving up and adapts its concepts and practices to contemporary contexts.
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Religion as a Field of Competition -- Chapter 2. Islam in the Caucasus: Historical Contexts of Religious Pluralism -- Chapter 3. Islamic Modernism and Secularism -- Chapter 4. The Lived Islam -- Chapter 5. Religious Revival and the Plurality of Choices -- Chapter 6. Choosing Religion: Strategies and Discourses -- Chapter 7. Religious Competition -- Chapter 8. State control: Heretic-Hunting -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

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The book explores the complex world of Islam from the perspective of its adherents and activists in Azerbaijan. Baku, the most secular Muslim capital city, is a battlefield for the minds and souls of „ethnic Muslims.” Visiting pirs was till now the typical expression of religiosity among Azerbaijani Muslims. Sunni-Shia division was blurred. Nowadays, Shia and Sunni Muslim movements propose new distinctive identities. Foreign and local preachers took advantage of liberal religious policies of the 1990s to promote their ideas. Salafis stress the „pristine” Islam and the idea of universalism, while Shias underline rationality in their faith tradition. Turkish model of Islam is more inclusive towards local customs. Sufism, although not as powerful as before, also finds a committed audience. Finally, independent charismatic local leaders gain supporters. The book investigates how this pluralism affects both religious groups and believers. Competitive environment requires effective strategies and flexibility. In this process, the traditional dominance of Shiism is challenged by Sunni movements. Shiism, however, is not giving up and adapts its concepts and practices to contemporary contexts.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)