Islam in Modern Turkey |
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| Author:
| Shively, Kim |
| Series title: | The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-4015-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2021 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $36.95 |
Book Description:
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This book provides a survey of Islam in Turkey since the founding of the modern republic in 1923. It examines the secularising policies of Turkey's founders and how these policies have shaped the development of religious institutions and social expectations around religious practice up to the present day.
This book provides a survey of Islam in Turkey since the founding of the modern republic in 1923. It examines the secularising policies of Turkey's founders and how these policies have shaped the development of religious institutions and social expectations around religious practice up to the present day.