Ottoman ulema, Turkish Republic
Subtitle: agents of change and guardians of tradition
By: Amit Bein
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780804773119
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Ulama; Religious aspects; Secularism; Muslim scholars; Functionaries; Islam and state; Islam; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: The ulema matter; title: Branding and rebranding the religious establishment; title: Contesting visions of reform; title: The remaking and unmaking of religious education; title: Political activism and its discontents; title: Trials of the early republic; title: Ottoman memories, republican realities; title: Past legacies, future prospects.