Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey
Author | : Jeremy F. Walton |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780190658977 |
ISBN-10 | : 0190658975 |
Rating | : 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey by : Jeremy F. Walton
Download or read book Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey written by Jeremy F. Walton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary Turkey, a plethora of Muslim NGOs, spanning the sectarian divide between Sunni and Alevi Muslims, has called into question statist sovereignty over Islam. Muslim Civil Society and the Politics of Religious Freedom in Turkey is an ethnographic study of these institutions and their distinctive, nongovernmental politics of religious freedom.