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This article describes the historical role of Sufism in the adoption of Islam by the Hulaguids and explains why Sufism was the easiest approach for the Mongol pagans.This study also further supports the assertion that Sufism was one of the most successful forms in which Islam spread. The Mongol rulers, having established central power in the cities of South Azerbaijan – Tabriz, Sultaniye, Maragha...
The Alevis form a heterogeneous community in Turkey, which was historically associated with the Turkish tribes called Kızılbaş. Their descendants created a syncretic socioreligious system that consisted of various elements, mainly of the pre-Islamic Turkish beliefs, as well as Sunni and Shia Islam (including diverse Sufi movements). The 20th century brought political, economic, and ideological changes,...
According to Chinese astrology, 2023 is the year of the Water Rabbit, which is an occasion to look at this animal from a linguistic perspective. The article aims to reconstruct the linguistic image of the ‘rabbit’ contained in Polish phraseology and Chinese chengyu. The comparative linguistic analysis was preceded by a description of the animal preserved in the culture of both countries. In total,...