Muslimism in Turkey and Beyond : Religion in the Modern World

This book identifies a new Islamic form in Turkey: Muslimism. Neither fundamentalism nor liberal religion, Muslimism engages modernity through Islamic categories and practices. This new form has implications for discussions of democracy and Islam in the region, similar movements across religious traditions, and social theory on religion. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Turkey’s Muslimists: From Veil-Chic Women to a New Political Ethos....Pages 1-27 From Forbidden Modern to Guiltless Modernity....Pages 29-61 Muslimism versus Islamism: On the Triad of Politics, Religion, and Everyday Life....Pages 63-93 Muslimist Religious Temperaments....Pages 95-125 Muslimist Cultural Orientations and Everyday Life....Pages 127-167 Muslimist Political Ethos....Pages 169-200 Conclusion: Muslimism in Turkey and Beyond....Pages 201-217 Back Matter....Pages 219-270 "This book identifies a new Islamic form in Turkey at the turn of the century, Muslimism. Neither fundamentalism nor liberal religion, Muslimism engages modernity through Islamic categories and practices. Cevik draws implications of this new form for discussions of democracy and Islam in the region, for similar movements across religious traditions, and for social theory on religion"-- Provided by publisher