Islam in modern Turkey : an intellectual biography of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi / Şükran Vahide ; edited and with an introduction by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabiʻ.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Şükran Vahide.

Contributor:

Abu-Rabiʻ, Ibrahim M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Turkey.

Islam and politics.

Islam--Turkey.

Islam.

Muslim scholars--Turkey--Biography.

Muslim scholars.

Turkey--Politics and government--1980-.

Turkey.

Nursi, Said, 1873-1960.

Nursi, Said.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Islam in Modern Turkey presents one of the most comprehensive studies in English of the seminal Turkish thinker and theologian, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi (1876-1960). A devout Muslim who strongly believed in peacefully coexisting with the West, Nursi inspired a faith movement that has played a vital role in the revival of Islam in Turkey and now numbers several million followers worldwide. While Nursi's ideas have been afforded considerable analysis, this book is the first to situate these ideas and his related activities in their historical contexts. Based on the available sources and Nursi's own works, here is a complete and balanced view of this important theologian's life and thought."--Jacket

Contents:

Intro

ISLAM IN MODERN TURKEY

Contents

Author's Note on the Sources

Note on Spelling and Pronunciation

Maps

Introduction by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'

PART I: The Old Said

1. Childhood and Youth

2. Istanbul

3. Bediuzzaman and the Thirty-first of March Incident

4. The Future Shall Be Islam's

5. The Medresetü'z-Zehra\

6. War and Captivity

7. The Armistice Years (1): Appointment to the Darü'l-Hikmeti'l-ÿslamiye, and Opposition to the British

8. The Armistice Years (2): The Birth of the New Said, and Departure for Ankara

PART II: The New Said

9. Van

10. Barla

11. Eskisehir

12. Kastamonu

13. Denizli

14. Emirdag

15. Afyon

PART III: The Third Said

16. Consolidation of the Nur Movement and "Jihad of the Word"

17. The Last Months

Conclusion

Notes

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-413) and index.

ISBN:

9780791482971

0791482979

9781423748779

1423748778

OCLC:

74835348