TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wiktor-Mach,Dobroslawa
TI  - Religious Revival and Secularism in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
T2  - Religion and Society ,
SN  - 9783110534627
AV  - BP63.A94 W55 2017
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Berlin, Boston : 
PB  - De Gruyter, 
KW  - Islam
KW  - Azerbaijan
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  - Islamic modernism
KW  - Shīʻah
KW  - Relations
KW  - Sunnites
KW  - Aserbaidschan
KW  - Religionswissenschaften
KW  - Soziologie des Islam
KW  - postsowjetisch
KW  - RELIGION / Islam / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Sociology of Islam
KW  - post-Soviet
KW  - religious studies
N1  - 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; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110536461
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110536461
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110536461/original
ER  -