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Governing Islam Abroad The Many Faces of Official Islam in Turkey

Governing Islam Abroad : The Many Faces of Official Islam in Turkey [Since the founding of the republic in 1923, the Turkish state has imposed an official monopoly over the religious field in the name of secularism. Unlike most studies on Islam and politics in modern Turkey, this chapter focuses on the role of the principal state religious institution, the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), and its fluctuating relationship to unofficial Islamic currents. The historically complex relationships between the Diyanet and non-state actors show that the categories of “official Islam” and “unofficial Islam” are and have always been contingent on the changing political interests of state actors.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Governing Islam Abroad The Many Faces of Official Islam in Turkey

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
ISBN
978-3-319-78663-6
Pages
15 –43
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-78664-3_2
Publisher site
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Abstract

[Since the founding of the republic in 1923, the Turkish state has imposed an official monopoly over the religious field in the name of secularism. Unlike most studies on Islam and politics in modern Turkey, this chapter focuses on the role of the principal state religious institution, the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), and its fluctuating relationship to unofficial Islamic currents. The historically complex relationships between the Diyanet and non-state actors show that the categories of “official Islam” and “unofficial Islam” are and have always been contingent on the changing political interests of state actors.]

Published: Aug 26, 2018

Keywords: Official Islam; Diyanet; Unofficial Islam; Religious Governance; Fethullah

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