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Islam As A Way Of Defining The National Identity Of Bosnian Muslims, Athanasios G. Athanasiadis
Islam As A Way Of Defining The National Identity Of Bosnian Muslims, Athanasios G. Athanasiadis
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
Political changes in Yugoslavia in the 1990s triggered a series of changes in the ethno-religious field. The ethnological problems faced by the residents of Bosnia formed part of more general ethnological reshuffling in former Yugoslavia, promoting idealized nations, non-existent ethnic ideologies and fabricated state designs. However, these nations already constitute part of the reshuffling of the reform of New Europe. A major part was played in the formulation of the ethnic identity of Bosnian Muslims by the Islamic Community, under unique conditions and in cooperation with the Communist Yugoslavia of Josip Broz Tito from 1945 to 1990. The description and …
The Imam And The Pastor: Attempts At Peace In Nigeria Using Interfaith Dialogue, Jinelle Piereder
The Imam And The Pastor: Attempts At Peace In Nigeria Using Interfaith Dialogue, Jinelle Piereder
Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts
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The Mourides Of Senegal: A Gospel Of Work, Solidarity & God, Mark Titus Hoover
The Mourides Of Senegal: A Gospel Of Work, Solidarity & God, Mark Titus Hoover
Ex-Patt Magazine
Islamic religiosity is a phrase that often conjures up images of patriarchal societies, conservative, bordering repressive moral tenents, angry demonstrations, even violence. But the Mourides are different.
Haji Bektash Veli And The Bektash Path In Albania And Macedonia, Arben Sulejmani
Haji Bektash Veli And The Bektash Path In Albania And Macedonia, Arben Sulejmani
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe
The Bektashi World Community officially represents the spiritual teachings of the Bektashi Sufi Order, one of the many mystical branches found within Islam. This religious order was founded in the 13th century by the Sufi saint Hajji Bektash Veli. The ultimate goal of the Bektash spiritual path is the perfection of the human soul. It is a path which fortifies its wayfarers with ethical and spiritual principles, which bring closeness to the Divine. Being founded on the revealed religion of Islam, Bektashism offers a unique and distinctive reading of the Qur’an, as well as the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, …