Secular State and Religious Society [electronic resource] : Two Forces in Play in Turkey /
Turam, B.editor.
On the basis of original, empirically rich, and theoretically sound social research, the chapters in this volume reveal and analyze the complex relations between the secular government of Turkey and the religious persons and society within the Turkish state.
Based on a conference held in Amherst, Mass. and Hampshire College.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Secular State and Pious Muslims: Neither Rivals nor Allies for Life. Berna Turam -- 1. The Dynamic Nature of Educational Policies and Turkish Nation-Building: Where does Religion Fit in? / Yesim Bayar -- 2. Islam, Nation-State, and the Military: A Discussion of Secularism in Turkey / Sinem Gürbey -- 3. Secularists as the Saviors of Islam: Rearticulation of Secularism and the Freedom of Conscience in Turkey (1950) / Umut Azak -- 4. Does Secularism Face a Serious Threat in Turkey? / Metin Heper -- 5. Christian and Turkish: Secularist Fears of a Converted Nation / Esra Özyürek -- 6. Market Oriented Post-Islamism in Turkey / Tugrul Keskin -- 7. Conflict, Democratic Reform, and Big Business: Factors Shaping the Economic Elite's Position for Change / Devrim Yavuz -- 8. Religious Actors in a Democratic Civil Society: Turkey and Israel Compared / Aviad Rubin -- Afterword / Murat Günes Tezcür.
On the basis of original, empirically rich, and theoretically sound social research, the chapters in this volume reveal and analyze the complex relations between the secular government of Turkey and the religious persons and society within the Turkish state.
Ethnology—Middle East .
Religion and sociology.
Middle East—Politics and government.
Political theory.
Political science.
United States—Politics and government.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Social Aspects of Religion.
Middle Eastern Politics.
Political Theory.
Political Science.
US Politics.