{"product_id":"turkish-islam-and-the-secular-m-hakan-yavuz-9780815630159","title":"Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The Gülen Movement","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first book of its kind, M. Hakan Yavuz and John L. Esposito explore recent reformations of Islam and culture in Turkey and the successful Islamist modernist Fethullah Gülen movement. As one of the most significant religious movements to emerge in Turkey in the past fifty years, the Gülen movement combines a devotion to Islam with love for modern learning. especially modern science. This groundbreaking work focuses on and explains the nexus of complex historical and political developments that have contributed to the transformation of Islam in Tukey and to the movement's sphere of influence stretching into the Balkans and central Asia through the establishment of schools outside Turkey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book cogently traces the origin of Gülen's ideology and his early efforts to propagate his views through educational activities. It details the various strategies employed by Gülen's followers to put his ideas into practice, both in Turkey and around the world. Contributors describe its intellectual and religious formation, its spread across Turkey and Central Asia, and its influence on citizens outside the movement, including leading Turkish politicians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Hakan Yavuz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815630158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815630159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.30w x 0.94d","brand":"M. Hakan Yavuz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241107927295,"sku":"9780815630159","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35932848-bbcc-4e72-9cec-dda363c45f1c.jpg?v=1772652763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turkish-islam-and-the-secular-m-hakan-yavuz-9780815630159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}