rural Sunni Islam in western Turkey Hart, Kimberly 1967- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. cau 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (pages cm) Turkey's contemporary struggles with Islam are often interpreted as a conflict between religion and secularism played out most obviously in the split between rural and urban populations. The reality, of course, is more complicated than the assumptions. Exploring religious expression in two villages, this book considers rural spiritual practices and describes a living, evolving Sunni Islam, influenced and transformed by local and national sources of religious orthodoxy.Drawing on a decade of research, Kimberly Hart shows how religion is not an abstract set of principles, but a comp Introduction : competing claims to religious authority -- Secular time and the individual -- Islamic time and the village -- Good deeds and the moral economy -- Constructing Islam : mosques, men, and the state -- Women's traditions and innovations -- Ritual purification and the pernicious danger of culture -- Secular and spiritual routes to knowledge -- An entrepreneurial 'neo-tarikat' and Islamic education -- Dealing with the secular world : a trip to the beach. Kimberly Hart. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-tu--- Islam Turkey Customs and practices Islam and culture Turkey Rural population Turkey Turkey Religious life and customs RELIGION / Islam / General BP63.T8 H27 2013 297.8/109562 (DLC) 2013013864 0804786682 (electronic bk.) 9780804786683 (electronic bk.) http://site.ebrary.com/id/10716106 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713316 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10716106 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=713316 YDXCP 130610 20200709060104.0 ocn847609670