Ibn Battuta about Turkic Islam

The article examines the evidence of Arab Sheik Ibn Battuta concerning the peculiarities of Islam consolidation in the urban environment of the Golden Horde. The main observations of Ibn Battuta based on personal communication with the neophytes of Islamic communities. These observations provide inf...

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Main Author: M.G. Kramarovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Marjani Institute of History 2014-01-01
Series:Золотоордынское обозрение
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Online Access:http://goldhorde.ru/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/%D0%97%D0%BE%D0%BB-%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%803-64-74.pdf
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Summary:The article examines the evidence of Arab Sheik Ibn Battuta concerning the peculiarities of Islam consolidation in the urban environment of the Golden Horde. The main observations of Ibn Battuta based on personal communication with the neophytes of Islamic communities. These observations provide information on the diffusion of Sufism and on the consolidation of Hanafi teaching as the leading doctrine. Ibn Battuta information represents a valuable historical source for the history of Islam in the Golden Horde.
ISSN:2308-152X
2313-6197