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SUMMARY:CERES Forschungskolloquium
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Oleg Yarosh\n\nWestern Sufism at the Crossroads: Re-Islami
 zation\, Authority\, and Community\n\nAbstract This presentation will focu
 s on contemporary trends within Western Sufism\, emphasising Sufi communit
 ies that have either originated in or been contextualized in the West.\nSi
 nce the 1980s\, Sufism in the West gradually underwent re-Islamisation\, c
 onforming to the global norm and identifying Sufism primarily with Islam (
 Sedgwick 2019) or ‘turn to authenticity’ when followers and communitie
 s undermine syncretism and eclecticism previously shared by them and embra
 ce more ‘authentic’ forms of ‘Sufi life’ (Klinkhammer 2009). Howev
 er\, this dynamic is neither linear nor uniformly applicable across differ
 ent groups. It can be reversed or reconsidered depending on the authority 
 and prevailing attitudes within the particular group.\nThe typical leaders
 hip model for Sufi communities is charismatic authority\, a model within w
 hich religious authority is derived from the charisma of the Shaykh. This 
 ‘redemptive sociality’ (Werbner 2001) or collective solidarity based o
 n bonds with a charismatic Sufi Sheikh as a living saint who is able to tr
 ansmit ‘supernatural powers’ to the community is the basis for the mor
 al order and shared beliefs\, values and activities within the Sufi commun
 ities. The charismatic authority in the conditions of privatization and in
 dividualization of religiosity in the West provides a ‘base platform of 
 certainty’ for the religious community\, legitimizing beliefs and practi
 ces. (Hervieu-Léger 2006) This social bonding and mutual relationship wit
 h the Shaykh inside Sufi communities are reinforced through regular religi
 ous ceremonies\, teaching\, training and shared social activities. The pre
 sentation will examine how authenticity\, charismatic authority\, and disc
 ipleship are navigated within Western Sufi communities.\n\n 
LOCATION:CERES-Palais\, Raum "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
URL:https://ceres.rub.de/de/events/ceres-forschungskolloquium_24-06-24/
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