Modernity, Islam, and Secularism in Turkey : Bodies, Places, and Time
ISBN: 9780816696321
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / University of Minnesota Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Religion; Political Science;

Alev cinar's examination of contemporary Turkey, which stands at the threshold of East and West, of religious and secular nationalism, explores modernity through daily practices and the social construction of identity and political agency in relation to nationalism, secularism, and Islam. Using local details and debatesOCoincluding an intriguing discussion of veilingOCocinar reveals modernity as a transformative intervention in bodies, places, and times."


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