Islam and Modernity in Turkey

In contrast to much of the Muslim world, a majority of Turks consider Islam to be primarily a matter of personal choice and private belief. How did such an arrangement come about? Moreover, most observant Muslims in Turkey do not see such a conception and practice of Islam as illegitimate. Why not? Islam and Modernity in Turkey addresses these questions through an ethnographic study of Islamic discourses and practices and their articulation with mass media in Turkey, against the background of late Ottoman and early Republican precedents. This ground-breaking book sheds new light on issues of commensurability and difference in culture, religion, and history, and reformulates our understanding of Islam, secularism, and public life in Turkey, the Muslim world, and Europe.

Author: B. Silverstein
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/10/2011
Pages: 269
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230109827

About the Author
BRIAN SILVERSTEIN Assistant Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, USA.