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Bein, Amit, 1970-

Ottoman ulema, Turkish Republic : agents of change and guardians of tradition / Amit Bein. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (viii, 212 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208) and index.

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.

This work explores the intellectual debates and political movements of the religious establishment during the closing years of the Ottoman Empire and the early decades of the Republic of Turkey.


English.

ISBN: 9780804777766 (electronic bk.) 0804777764 (electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1515/9780804777766 doi

Source: 22573/ctvqrnpmb JSTOR

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015795427 Uk

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ulama--History--Turkey--20th century.
Islam--Functionaries--History--Turkey--20th century.
Muslim scholars--History--Turkey--20th century.
Islam and state--History--Turkey--20th century.
Secularism--History--Turkey--20th century.
RELIGION--Islam--History.
RELIGION--Fundamentalism.
HISTORY / Middle East / General
Islam and state.
Islam--Functionaries.
Muslim scholars.
War--Religious aspects.
Secularism.
Ulama.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Turkey--History--Religious aspects.--Revolution, 1918-1923
Turkey.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: BP185 / .B45 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297.09561/09041