Kamal Gasimov
orientalistica.bsky.social
Kamal Gasimov
@orientalistica.bsky.social
Islamic intellectual history; sufism and law; state and religion in post-soviet Eurasia; teaching Arabic as a second language
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O brothers of purity, where art thou? : -)

"Philosophical Encyclopedia in a Mystical Fatwā
The Sufi Readers of the “Brethren of Purity” (Iḫwān al-Ṣafāʾ) in Sixteenth-Century Cairo under Ottoman Rule"

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Together with the outstanding Marlene Laruelle, we are trying to understand how intellectuals, politicians, and the media view and represent Dugin in the Middle East (Turkey, Iran, and the Arab world).

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Eurasia and eschatology. Dugin’s antiliberal resonances in the Muslim world - Studies in East European Thought
This article examines the reception of Alexander Dugin’s thought in Turkey, in the Arab world, and Iran, highlighting the dynamics through which Russian ideological repertoires are appropriated and re...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Reposted by Kamal Gasimov
my book, _Islamic Ethics and Spiritual Sovereignty: Genres of Tradition in Muslim South Asia_, will be published by @undpress.bsky.social in June 2026

i'm going through the proofs, and don't see any typos in the epilogue, so sharing this 3-page essay here

undpress.nd.edu/978026821090...
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 AM
O brothers of purity, where art thou? : -)

"Philosophical Encyclopedia in a Mystical Fatwā
The Sufi Readers of the “Brethren of Purity” (Iḫwān al-Ṣafāʾ) in Sixteenth-Century Cairo under Ottoman Rule"

brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM