03854nam a2200589Ka 4500 ocn796803936 OCoLC 20200709055535.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120626s2012 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139518482 (electronic bk.) 1139518488 (electronic bk.) 9781107004559 1107004551 (OCoLC)796803936 458581 (N$T) a-tu--- DR557 .D47 2012eb REL 037000 bisacsh 297.5/74095609034 23 HIS026000 bisacsh N$TA Deringil, Selim, 1951- Conversion and apostasy in the late Ottoman Empire [electronic resource] / Selim Deringil, Bogazici University. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (pages cm.) "In the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire traditional religious structures crumbled as the empire itself began to fall apart. The state's answer to schism was regulation and control, administered in the form of a number of edicts in the early part of the century. It is against this background that different religious communities and individuals negotiated survival by converting to Islam when their political interests or their lives were at stake. As the century progressed, however, conversion was no longer sufficient to guarantee citizenship and property rights as the state became increasingly paranoid about its apostates and what it perceived as their 'denationalization'. The book tells the story of the struggle between the Ottoman State, the Great Powers and a multitude of evangelical organizations, shedding light on current flash-points in the Arab world and the Balkans, offering alternative perspectives on national and religious identity and the interconnection between the two"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. 'Avoiding the imperial headache': conversion, apostasy and the Tanzimat state; 2. Conversion as diplomatic crisis; 3. 'Crypto-christianity'; 4. Career converts, migrant souls, and Ottoman citizenship; 5. Conversion as survival: mass conversions of Armenians in Anatolia, 1895-1897; Conclusion. Description based on print version record. Religion and state Turkey History 19th century. Islam and state Turkey History 19th century. Turkey History 19th century. Turkey Religion 19th century. Conversion Islam History 19th century. Apostasy Islam History 19th century. Islam Turkey History 19th century. Church history 19th century. HISTORY / Middle East / General. bisacsh RELIGION / Islam / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Deringil, Selim, 1951- Conversion and apostasy in the late Ottoman Empire. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012 9781107004559 (DLC) 2011052381 (OCoLC)769430061 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=458581 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011052381-t.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011052381-d.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2011052381-b.html Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/04559/cover/9781107004559.jpg cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51301 51301