Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in Twentieth-Century Istanbul (Islamic Humanities Book 4)

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. For centuries, the Mosque of Eyüp Sultan has been one of Istanbul's most important pilgrimage destinations, in large part because of the figure buried in the tomb at its center: Halid bin Zeyd Ebû Eyûb el-Ensârî, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. Timur Hammond argues here, however, that making a geography of Islam involves considerably more. Following practices of storytelling and building projects from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Placing Islam shows how different individuals and groups articulated connections among people, places, traditions, and histories to make a place that is paradoxically defined by both powerful continuities and dynamic relationships to the city and wider world. This book provides a rich account of urban religion in Istanbul, offering a key opportunity to reconsider how we understand the changing cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond. A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Presss Open Access publishing program. Visit(http://www.luminosoa.org) www.luminosoa.org to learn more. For centuries, the Mosque of Eyp Sultan has been one of Istanbuls most important pilgrimage destinations, in large part because of the figure buried in the tomb at its Halid bin Zeyd Eb Eyb el-Ensr, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. Timur Hammond argues here, however, that making a geography of Islam involves considerably more. Following practices of storytelling and building projects from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Placing Islam shows how different individuals and groups articulated connections among people, places, traditions, and histories to make a place that is paradoxically defined by both powerful continuities and dynamic relationships to the city and wider world. This book provides a rich account of urban religion in Istanbul, offering a key opportunity to reconsider how we understand the changing cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond. "For centuries, the Mosque of Eyüp Sultan has been one of Istanbul's most important pilgrimage destinations, in large part because of the figure buried in the tomb at its center: Halid bin Zeyd Ebû Eyûb el-Ensârî, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. In this book, however, Timur Hammond argues that making a geography of Islam involves considerably more than this figure alone. Following practices of storytelling and building projects from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Placing Islam shows how different individuals and groups articulate connections between people, places, traditions, and histories to make a place that is paradoxically defined both by powerful continuities and a radically reconfigured relationship to the city and world beyond. This book provides a rich account of urban religion in Istanbul, offering a key opportunity to reconsider how we understand the changing cultures of Islam in contemporary Turkey"-- Provided by publisher Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Names and Transliteration Preface: Welcome to Eyüp Introduction 1. Sites and Histories Part I. Storytelling (Rivayet) 2. Storying the Sahabe 3. New Publics, Old Islam 4. Fluid Stories Part II. Building (Bina) 5. Ottoman Topographies 6. Tourists, Pilgrims, and the Rules of Place 7. Sharing Place Conclusion: Common Places and Hospitality in a Changing World Notes Bibliography Index