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To: JimSEA

The Sufis to me seem more syncretic — like the Bekhtashis (or are they the same?) — combining aspects of Bhakti Hinduism with Islam.


31 posted on 05/18/2015 12:35:25 AM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: Cronos

I think the Sufi came first. I’m not knowledgeable about the Turkish mystics beyond their religious “dancing”. My interest in India lead to what I know about the Sufi and the blending of Islam with Hindu philosophy (until they got “slapped down” by the Sunni).


57 posted on 05/18/2015 10:12:01 AM PDT by JimSEA
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