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Ottoman Ulema, Turkish Republic: Agents of Change and Guardians of Tradition
Amit Bein
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Hardback. This book explores the intellectual debates and political movements of the religious establishment during the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRHT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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 influenced debates about reforms in religious education and ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804773119
SKU
V9780804773119
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99-50
About Amit Bein
Amit Bein is Assistant Professor of History at Clemson University.
Reviews for Ottoman Ulema, Turkish Republic: Agents of Change and Guardians of Tradition
"Bein's exemplary scholarship on late Ottoman ulema undoubtedly provides the best account of a class often depicted as monolithic and reactionary. Ottoman Ulema, Turkish Republic not only challenges this essentialist approach by showing that the Ottoman ulema responded to the challenges of modernity in different ways, but also by establishing the fact that the Ottoman ulema played a more significant ... Read more