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Islamic reformist discourses and intellectuals in turkey: Permanent religion with dynamic law

  • Fatih University
  • Islamic Research Center İslâm Araştirmalalari Merkezi (ISAM)

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Abstract

As early as the late eighteenth century, Ottoman Turkey became the?rst Muslim state to reform its administrative, educational, military, and, eventually, political systems. It was also?rst to introduce religious reform, including measures such as granting equal rights to religious minorities and development of a religious theoretical framework to legitimize its overall reform project. Despite this history, in terms of theory Islamic reformist discourse in Turkey has remained underdeveloped.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReformist Voices of Islam
Subtitle of host publicationMediating Islam and Modernity
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages227-246
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781317461241
ISBN (Print)9780765622396
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

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