The Functioning of the Mufti Institution in Bulgaria at the Beginning of the 20th Century. A Case Study
The Functioning of the Mufti Institution in Bulgaria at the Beginning of the 20th Century. A Case Study
Author(s): Krzysztof PopekSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Oral history, Political history, Social history, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Muslim Minority in Bulgaria; Bulgaria; Muslim Institutions in Bulgaria; Balkan History; Beginning of the 20th Century
Summary/Abstract: The author analyses the functioning of the muftis in Bulgaria, one of the most important institution of the Muslim religious-administrative autonomy in that Balkan country during the Third State period (1878–1944). The presented three cases of Afiz M. Mustafow, Afiz Suleymanov, and Sali Effendi illustrated series of phenomenon linked to the functioning of mufti and Muslim autonomous institutions in Bulgaria in the turn of the 19th and 20th century. The case studies are based on the materials from the Central State Archive of Bulgaria in Sofia.
Journal: Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 53/2018
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 217-232
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English