Secularism and State Religion in Modern Turkey

ISBN: 9781780766225 出版年：2017 页码：233 Emir Kaya Bloomsbury Publishing

The Diyanet, the official face of Islam in Turkey, is the `Presidency of Religious Affairs', a governmental department established in 1924 after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire and the abolition of Caliphate. In this book, Eman in-depth multidisciplinary analysis of this vital institution. Focusing on tDiyanet in society, Kaya explores the balance the institution has to strike between the Muslim traditions of the Turkish population and the secular creed of the Turkish state. By examining the various labolstered or hindered the Diyanet's budgets and activities, Kaya highlights the institutional mindsets of the Diyanet membership. He also evaluates its successes and failures as a state department that must consistently operate within the context of the religiosity of Turkish society. By situating all the two competing - but often complimentary - concepts of religion and secularisa book that is important for those researching the interplay of Islam and the state in Turkey and beyond.