Religion, Politics and Society in Modern Turkey

1808-2023

von Istar Gozaydin

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book is a critical reading of Turkey's entanglement and struggle with modernity, Islam, diversity, democracy and human rights/liberties over the last two centuries. Its major argument is that the relationship between religion and state forms an important dimension not only of official state ideology, but also of interrelations between different groups in society and in those groups' relations with the state. The book provides an overarching view of modern Turkey's religion, politics and society over an extended period and examines the complex relations between society, religion, laicité, state identity and their reflections in state power and daily life. This book's originality and novelty stems from its examination of religion, politics and society in modern Turkey over an extended period, from the Ottoman era to current times.

• Reihe: Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religion, allgemein Religiöse Fragen und Debatten Religion und Politik
• ISBN: 9781399526678
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.2026
• Größe: 154 x 234 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press