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Sufi Civilities
Religious Authority and Political Change in Afghanistan
Annika Schmeding

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Contents
List of Figures
Note on Transliteration Acknowledgmentsix
Introduction
1Navigating the Past: Sufi Strategies of State Alignment, Contestation and Strategic Distance
2Navigating Insecurity: Mullahs and Sufi Lodges
3Navigating the Interior: Sufi Poetry as Islamic Education and Heritage
4Gendered Navigation: Equality in Difference
5Navigating the Divine through Dreams
Conclusion and Epilogue on Transitions
Glossary
Notes
References
Index