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Muslim civil society and the politics of religious freedom in Turkey /

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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 dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walton, Jeremy F., 1977- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Series:Religion, culture, and history series.
Subjects:
Islam and secularism > Turkey > 21st century.
Islam > Turkey > 21st century.
Secularism > Turkey > 21st century.
Islam and civil society > Turkey > 21st century.
Religion and politics > Turkey > 21st century.
Islam et laïcité > Turquie > 21e siècle.
Islam > Turquie > 21e siècle.
Laïcité > Turquie > 21e siècle.
Islam et société civile > Turquie > 21e siècle.
Religion et politique > Turquie > 21e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Islam
Islam and civil society
Islam and secularism
Religion and politics
Secularism
Turkey
2000-2099
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 245 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190659004
0190659009
9780190658984
0190658983