Sufis and salafis in the contemporary age

Table of Contents:

1. Modernity from Within: Islamic Fundamentalism and Sufism
2. Egyptian Sufism Under the Hammer: A Preliminary Investigation into the Anti-Sufi Polemics of 'Abd al-Rahman al-Wakil (1913-1970)
3. Mapping modern Turkish Sufism and Anti-Sufism
4. The Shrines of Shaykh ?Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani in Baghdad and his son in ?Aqra – Current challenges in facing Salafism
5. The Political Participation of Sufi and Salafi Movements in Modern Morocco: Between the “2003 Casablanca Terrorist Attack” and the “Moroccan Spring”
6. Sufis as “Good Muslims”: Sufism in the Battle against Jihadi Salafism
7. Mystical Traditions and Voices of Dissent: Experiences from Bengal
8. Representing the Detractors of Sufism in Twentieth-Century Hyderabad, India
9. Barelwis: Developments and Dynamics of Conflict with Deobandis
10. The Contested Milieu of Deoband: “Salafis” or “Sufis”?

Sufis and Salafis in the Contemporary Age explores the dynamics at play between what are usually understood as two very different forms of Islam, namely Sufism and Salafism. Sufism is commonly understood as the peaceful and mystical dimension of Islam whereas Salafism is perceived as strictly pietistic and moralist, and for some it conjures up images of violent manifestations of Islam.

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