Modern Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond

Author/Contributor(s):	Ewing, Katherine Pratt
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	08/25/2020
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In recent years, Sufism has been held up as a supposedly peaceful alternative to forms of Islam associated with violence, an embodiment of tolerance and pluralism. Modern Sufism and the State brings together a range of scholars, including anthropologists, historians, and religious-studies specialists, to challenge common assumptions.