Turkish Islam and the Secular State The Gülen Movement

Yavuz, M. Hakan (Editor)/ Esposito, John L. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0815630158 / ISBN 13: 9780815630159

Published by Syracuse Univ Pr, 2003

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256 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turkish Islam and the Secular State The Gülen Movement
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815630158
• ISBN 13: 9780815630159
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

This book examines recent reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamic modernist Fethullah Gülen movement. Combining a devotion to Islam with love for modern learning, especially modern science, the Fethullah Gülen movement has gained a substantial following in Turkey over the past twenty years, and since 1991 has achieved great influence in Central Asia through the establishment of schools. Contributors explore the origins and establishment of the Gülen movement, its intellectual and religious formation, its spread across Turkey and Central Asia, and its influence on citizens outside the movement, including on leading Turkish politicians.

About the Author

<b>M. Hakun Yavuz</b> is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Utah. He is the author of <i>Islamic Political Identity in Turkey</i>. <b>John L. Esposito</b> is the founding director of the Center for Muslim-Christian understanding and professor of religion and international affairs at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Services. He is the author of <i>Islam and Politics, Fourth Edition</i>, and <i>Women in Muslim Family Law, Second Edition</i>, both published by Syracuse University Press.