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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812241303321

Autore

Bein Amit <1970->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Stanford University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8047-7776-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

297.09561/09041

Soggetti

Ulama - Turkey - History - 20th century

Islam - Turkey - Functionaries - History - 20th century

Muslim scholars - Turkey - History - 20th century

Islam and state - Turkey - History - 20th century

Secularism - Turkey - History - 20th century

Turkey History Revolution, 1918-1923 Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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