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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ceren Lord (University of Oxford)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 23.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.560kg ISBN: 9781108458924ISBN 10: 1108458920 Pages: 386 Publication Date: 26 March 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. How religious majoritarianism was institutionalised in the Early Republic; 2. The struggle within the state: the Diyanet and Islamisation; 3. Shaping the nation: the Diyanet's interventions against Alevism and the elevation of Sunni Islam; 4. The expansion of the religious field in the multiparty era; 5. The Islamist movement in Turkey and the rise of the AKP; 6. The rise of the AKP and the struggle within and for the state since 2002; Conclusion; Appendix: presidents of the Diyanet; Bibliography; Index.Reviews'A captivating book and a welcome addition to a growing genre of critical scholarship on secularism in Turkey.' Sinem Adar, EuropeNow '... [Religious Politics in Turkey] makes an important point that should revise our understanding of Turkish politics.' David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy 'A captivating book and a welcome addition to a growing genre of critical scholarship on secularism in Turkey.' Sinem Adar, EuropeNow '... [Religious Politics in Turkey] makes an important point that should revise our understanding of Turkish politics.' David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy '... rich with ideas and detail ...' John Waterbury, Foreign Affairs 'A captivating book and a welcome addition to a growing genre of critical scholarship on secularism in Turkey.' Sinem Adar, EuropeNow '... [Religious Politics in Turkey] makes an important point that should revise our understanding of Turkish politics.' David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy '... rich with ideas and detail ...' John Waterbury, Foreign Affairs '... Religious Politics in Turkey enables the reader not only to overcome the superficial struggle between authoritarian laicism deriving from state elites and conservative sensitiveness stemming from society, but also to provide a multidimensional framework to comprehend state-religion relations in Turkey.' Mehmet Ertan, New Perspectives on Turkey 'Religious Politics in Turkey is a meticulously argued and empirically rich case study ... Its general analytical framework makes the book highly relevant to students of nationalism, democratization, and social movements as well as students of religion and politics.' Yesim Bayar, Political Studies Review '... emerges as a new piece of research, claiming to discuss a new dimension of this intricacy, beyond the classic readings of religion, law, and politics in Turkey ... Lord's book stands out as a fine study of Turkish politics, Turkish religiosity, and Turkish secularism and is a work at which everyone concerned with these issues should at least take a look.' Ahmet Erdi Ozturk, Journal of Law and Religion 'A captivating book and a welcome addition to a growing genre of critical scholarship on secularism in Turkey.' Sinem Adar, EuropeNow '... [Religious Politics in Turkey] makes an important point that should revise our understanding of Turkish politics.' David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy 'A captivating book and a welcome addition to a growing genre of critical scholarship on secularism in Turkey.' Sinem Adar, EuropeNow '... [Religious Politics in Turkey] makes an important point that should revise our understanding of Turkish politics.' David C. Unger, Survival: Global Politics and Strategy Author InformationCeren Lord is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in Middle East Studies at the Oxford School for Global and Area Studies at the University of Oxford. She is also Associate Editor of the British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |