Secularism and islamic modernism in Turkey

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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Main Author: Cinar,Alev (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0873-65612006000100004
Country:Portugal
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