Secularism and islamic modernism in Turkey Secularismo e modernismo islâmico na Turquia
This paper focuses on the institutionalization of secularism in Turkey through the establishment of a Directorate of Religious Affairs as a state office, vested with full authority over Islamic thought and practice. It explores the ways in which the state promoted this Directorate as the only legiti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia
2006-05-01
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Series: | Etnográfica: Revista do Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-65612006000100004 |