Sufism and Its Forms in the North-Eastern Caucasus
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For the first time in Russian Islamic studies one takes an attempt to scrutinize closely “Caucasian Sufism” – a rather important social institution of the North-Eastern Caucasus. Basing on wide theological, ethnographical, historical, and philosophical materials, the author traces the specificity and regularities of mystical (Sufi) congregations that appeared in the Eastern Caucasus in the XIIth century. The book contains rich data about Sufism in the Caucasus, gives consistent statement of its history, mentions and takes into account numerous facts on this complex topic, and undertakes detailed analysis of vast literature and polemics connected with the subject.
