Turkish Islam and the Secular State: The G?en Movement (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780815630401)

In 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 G?en movement. As one of the most significant religious movements to emerge in Turkey in the past fifty years, the G?en 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.

The book cogently traces the origin of G?en's ideology and his early efforts to propagate his views through educational activities. It details the various strategies employed by G?en'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.

Author: M. Hakan Yavuz
ISBN-10: 0815630409
ISBN-13: 9780815630401
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.16w x 0.69d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2004 pg. 1957