{"product_id":"under-the-banner-of-islam-glay-trkmen-9780197511817","title":"Under the Banner of Islam: Turks, Kurds, and the Limits of Religious Unity","description":"Sunni Islam has played an ambivalent role in Turkey's Kurdish conflict--both as a conflict resolution tool and as a tool of resistance. \u003cem\u003eUnder the Banner of Islam\u003c\/em\u003e uses Turkey as a case study to understand how religious, ethnic, and national identities converge in ethnic conflicts between co-religionists. G?ay T?kmen asks a question that informs the way we understand religiously homogeneous ethnic conflicts today: Is it possible for religion to act as a resolution tool in these often-violent conflicts? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn search for answers to this question, in \u003cem\u003eUnder the Banner of Islam\u003c\/em\u003e, T?kmen journeys into the inner circles of religious elites from different backgrounds: non-state-appointed local Kurdish \u003cem\u003emeles\u003c\/em\u003e, state-appointed Kurdish and Turkish \u003cem\u003eimams\u003c\/em\u003e, heads of religious NGOs, and members of religious orders. Blending interview data with a detailed historical analysis that goes back as far as the nineteenth century, she argues that the strength of Turkish and Kurdish nationalisms, the symbiotic relationship between Turkey's religious and political fields, the religious elites' varying conceptualizations of religious and ethnic identities, and the recent political developments in the region (particularly in Syria) all contribute to the complex role religion plays in the Kurdish conflict in Turkey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder the Banner of Islam\u003c\/em\u003e is a specific story of religion, ethnicity, and nationalism in Turkey's Kurdish conflict, but it also tracks a broader narrative of how ethnic and religious identities are negotiated when resolving conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G?ay T?kmen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197511813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197511817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022","brand":"G?ay T?kmen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993525649663,"sku":"9780197511817","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72cb27c3-8c02-4481-a94b-061b50d138e4.jpg?v=1683324814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-banner-of-islam-glay-trkmen-9780197511817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}