Islam and the Politics of Secularism : The Caliphate and Middle Eastern Modernization in the Early 20th Century

ISBN-13: 9780415671668 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 408 str.

Nurullah Ardic

Opis

This volume examines the process of secularization in the Middle East in the late 19th century and early 20th century that transformed the Ottoman Empire and led to the abolition of the caliphate.

Spis treści

1. Islam, Politics and Secularization  2. Modernization, Religion and the Ottomans  3. The Caliphate Question: Historical and Discursive Context  4. Secularization in the Caliphal Center (1908-1916)  5. Colonization in the Caliphal Periphery (1914-1920)  6. Abolition of the Caliphate: Secular Reform, Religious Justification (1919-1924)  7. Islam and Modernity: Confrontation or Accommodation?

O autorze

Nurullah Ardıç is an assistant professor of sociology at Istanbul Şehir University, Turkey. His research focuses on religion and politics in the Middle East, Ottoman-Turkish modernization, social theory, and globalization, using historical-comparative and discourse analysis methods.