LEADER 03983nam 2200685 450 001 9910808465603321 005 20230809233929.0 010 $a3-11-053463-0 010 $a3-11-053646-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110536461 035 $a(CKB)4340000000191249 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4915782 035 $a(DE-B1597)477937 035 $a(OCoLC)999354939 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110536461 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4915782 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11412759 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1021858 035 $a(OCoLC)994501864 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000191249 100 $a20170811h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aReligious revival and secularism in post-Soviet Azerbaijan /$fDobroslawa Wiktor-Mach 210 1$aBerlin, [Germany] ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cDe Gruyter,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (228 pages) $cillustrations, tables 225 1 $aReligion and Society,$x1437-5370 ;$vVolume 71 311 $a3-11-053462-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tContents -- $tList of Tables and Figures -- $tNote on Transliteration -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. Religion as a Field of Competition -- $tChapter 2. Islam in the Caucasus: Historical Contexts of Religious Pluralism -- $tChapter 3. Islamic Modernism and Secularism -- $tChapter 4. The Lived Islam -- $tChapter 5. Religious Revival and the Plurality of Choices -- $tChapter 6. Choosing Religion: Strategies and Discourses -- $tChapter 7. Religious Competition -- $tChapter 8. State control: Heretic-Hunting -- $tGlossary -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aThe book explores the complex world of Islam from the perspective of its adherents and activists in Azerbaijan. Baku, the most secular Muslim capital city, is a battlefield for the minds and souls of ?ethnic Muslims.? Visiting pirs was till now the typical expression of religiosity among Azerbaijani Muslims. Sunni-Shia division was blurred. Nowadays, Shia and Sunni Muslim movements propose new distinctive identities. Foreign and local preachers took advantage of liberal religious policies of the 1990s to promote their ideas. Salafis stress the ?pristine? Islam and the idea of universalism, while Shias underline rationality in their faith tradition. Turkish model of Islam is more inclusive towards local customs. Sufism, although not as powerful as before, also finds a committed audience. Finally, independent charismatic local leaders gain supporters. The book investigates how this pluralism affects both religious groups and believers. Competitive environment requires effective strategies and flexibility. In this process, the traditional dominance of Shiism is challenged by Sunni movements. Shiism, however, is not giving up and adapts its concepts and practices to contemporary contexts. 410 0$aReligion and society (Hague, Netherlands) ;$vVolume 71. 606 $aIslam$zAzerbaijan 606 $aSunnites$xRelations$xShi??ah 606 $aShi??ah$xRelations$xSunnites 606 $aIslamic modernism$zAzerbaijan 606 $aIslamic fundamentalism$zAzerbaijan 610 $aAzerbaijan. 610 $aSociology of Islam. 610 $apost-Soviet. 610 $areligious studies. 615 0$aIslam 615 0$aSunnites$xRelations$xShi??ah. 615 0$aShi??ah$xRelations$xSunnites. 615 0$aIslamic modernism 615 0$aIslamic fundamentalism 676 $a297.094754/09051 686 $aREL037000$aREL037010$aLIT008000$2bisacsh 700 $aWiktor-Mach$b Dobros?awa$01608626 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808465603321 996 $aReligious revival and secularism in post-Soviet Azerbaijan$93935474 997 $aUNINA