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David Jordan's new book shines a bright light on a hitherto largely ignored aspect of recent Iraqi history: the revival of Sufi thought and Sufi networks during Saddam's final years and the mobilization and reinvigoration of these networks in the wake of the American invasion. Essential reading on contemporary Iraq. Martin van Bruinessen, Utrecht University Based on extremely rich source material, State and Sufism in Iraq provides novel and surprising insights into the political and religious complexities of Ba'thi Iraq, at the same time opening fresh perspectives on the cultural strategies of Arab nationalist regimes in the Middle East. Stefan Reichmuth, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Contribution puissamment originale a l'histoire de l'Irak contemporain, l'etude ferme et dense de David Jordan sur les rapports entre Etat et soufisme s'ancre dans une vraie profondeur historique, de l'Empire ottoman jusqu'aux cheikhs soufis insurges de l'Irak d'apres 2003. Sortant d'une vision rapide des habituels clivages entre chiites et sunnites, soufis et islamistes, Etat et societe, David Jordan souligne en definitive le role fondamental des genealogies soufies et des descendants du Prophete dans l'histoire politique irakienne au XXe siecle et au debut du XXIe siecle. Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Universite Paris-Sorbonne As a strongly original contribution to the contemporary history of Iraq, the solidly founded and dense study of David Jordan on the relationship between state and Sufism is anchored in a truly historical depth, from the Ottoman Empire to the insurgent Sufi shaykhs in Iraq after 2003. Going beyond a hasty view of the usual divides between Shi'is and Sunnis, Sufis and Islamists, and the state and society, David Jordan conclusively highlights the fundamental role of Sufi genealogies and descendants of the Prophet in Iraqi political history in the twentieth and at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Universite Paris-Sorbonne

David Jordan's new book shines a bright light on a hitherto largely ignored aspect of recent Iraqi history: the revival of Sufi thought and Sufi networks during Saddam's final years and the mobilization and reinvigoration of these networks in the wake of the American invasion. Essential reading on contemporary Iraq. Martin van Bruinessen, Utrecht University Based on extremely rich source material, State and Sufism in Iraq provides novel and surprising insights into the political and religious complexities of Ba'thi Iraq, at the same time opening fresh perspectives on the cultural strategies of Arab nationalist regimes in the Middle East. Stefan Reichmuth, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Contribution puissamment originale a l'histoire de l'Irak contemporain, l'etude ferme et dense de David Jordan sur les rapports entre Etat et soufisme s'ancre dans une vraie profondeur historique, de l'Empire ottoman jusqu'aux cheikhs soufis insurges de l'Irak d'apres 2003. Sortant d'une vision rapide des habituels clivages entre chiites et sunnites, soufis et islamistes, Etat et societe, David Jordan souligne en definitive le role fondamental des genealogies soufies et des descendants du Prophete dans l'histoire politique irakienne au XXe siecle et au debut du XXIe siecle. Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Universite Paris-Sorbonne

David Jordan's new book shines a bright light on a hitherto largely ignored aspect of recent Iraqi history: the revival of Sufi thought and Sufi networks during Saddam's final years and the mobilization and reinvigoration of these networks in the wake of the American invasion. Essential reading on contemporary Iraq. Martin van Bruinessen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Based on extremely rich source material, State and Sufism in Iraq provides novel and surprising insights into the political and religious complexities of Ba'thi Iraq, at the same time opening fresh perspectives on the cultural strategies of Arab nationalist regimes in the Middle East. Stefan Reichmuth, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Contribution puissamment originale a l'histoire de l'Irak contemporain, l'etude ferme et dense de David Jordan sur les rapports entre Etat et soufisme s'ancre dans une vraie profondeur historique, de l'Empire ottoman jusqu'aux cheikhs soufis insurges de l'Irak d'apres 2003. Sortant d'une vision rapide des habituels clivages entre chiites et sunnites, soufis et islamistes, Etat et societe, David Jordan souligne en definitive le role fondamental des genealogies soufies et des descendants du Prophete dans l'histoire politique irakienne au XXe siecle et au debut du XXIe siecle. Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Universite Paris-Sorbonne, France As a strongly original contribution to the contemporary history of Iraq, the solidly founded and dense study of David Jordan on the relationship between state and Sufism is anchored in a truly historical depth, from the Ottoman Empire to the insurgent Sufi shaykhs in Iraq after 2003. Going beyond a hasty view of the usual divides between Shi'is and Sunnis, Sufis and Islamists, and the state and society, David Jordan conclusively highlights the fundamental role of Sufi genealogies and descendants of the Prophet in Iraqi political history in the twentieth and at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Universite Paris-Sorbonne, France

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"David Jordan (Ph. D. 2019 Hamburg) is Research Associate for Islamic Studies at Bochum University. His research focusses on Sufism and the entanglement of religion and politics in the early modern and modern history of the Middle East. His publications include: ""Jaysh rijāl al-ṭarīqa al-naqshbandīya: The Sufi Resistance of the Former Baʿth Party in Iraq"" (2020)."

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