Ottoman ulema, Turkish Republic : agents of change and guardians of tradition / Amit Bein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bein, Amit, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ulama--Turkey--History--20th century.

Ulama.

Islam--Turkey--Functionaries--History--20th century.

Islam.

Muslim scholars--Turkey--History--20th century.

Muslim scholars.

Islam and state--Turkey--History--20th century.

Islam and state.

Secularism--Turkey--History--20th century.

Secularism.

Turkey--History--Revolution, 1918-1923--Religious aspects.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To better understand the diverse inheritance of Islamic movements in present-day Turkey, we must take a closer look at the religious establishment, the ulema, during the first half of the twentieth century. During the closing years of the Ottoman Empire and the early decades of the Republic of Turkey, the spread of secularist and anti-religious ideas had a major impact on the views and political leanings of the ulema. This book explores the intellectual debates and political movements of the religious establishment during this time.Bein reveals how competing visions of development

Contents:

The ulema matter

Branding and rebranding the religious establishment

Contesting visions of reform

The remaking and unmaking of religious education

Political activism and its discontents

Trials of the early republic

Ottoman memories, republican realities

Past legacies, future prospects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804777766

0804777764

OCLC:

726734858