Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey |
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Author:
| Walton, Jeremy F. |
Series title: | AAR Religion, Culture, and History Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-065897-7 |
Publication Date: | May 2017 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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In contemporary Turkey, a plethora of Muslim NGOs, spanning the sectarian divide between Sunni and Alevi Muslims, has called into question statist sovereignty over Islam. Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey is an ethnographic study of these institutions and their distinctive, nongovernmental politics of religious freedom.
In contemporary Turkey, a plethora of Muslim NGOs, spanning the sectarian divide between Sunni and Alevi Muslims, has called into question statist sovereignty over Islam. Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey is an ethnographic study of these institutions and their distinctive, nongovernmental politics of religious freedom.