how governments promote "mystical Islam" in their domestic and foreign policies /
Fait Muedini
First edition
219 pages ;
23 cm
Palgrave studies in religion, politics, and policy
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction & theory of authoritarian leaders' hold on power -- What is Sufism? : history, characteristics, and politics -- Algeria : Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Sufism, and authoritarianism -- Morocco : King Mohammed VI, Sufism, and the Islamist challengers -- Appealing to Sufi orders and shrines : the case of government Sufi advocacy in Pakistan -- Cases of promoting Sufism in Russia, Chechnya, and Uzbekistan -- The promotion of Sufism in the West : Britain and the United States -- Conclusion