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Under the banner of Islam : Turks, Kurds, and the limits of religious unity
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Under the banner of Islam : Turks, Kurds, and the limits of religious unity / Gülay Türkmen.
ISBN
9780197511848 (ebook) :
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (204 pages).
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Also issued in print: 2021.
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Summary
How do religious, ethnic, and national identities interact in religiously homogenous ethnic conflicts? Is it possible for religion to act as a resolution tool in such conflicts? Why? Why not? In search for answers to these questions, 'Under the Banner of Islam' focuses on the ambivalent role Sunni Islam has played in Turkey's Kurdish conflict - both as a conflict-resolution tool and as a tool of resistance - in the last two decades. Relying mainly on participant observation in Civil Friday Prayers and 62 interviews conducted in three different cities in Turkey (Istanbul and the majority - Kurdish Diyarbakir and Batman) between June 2012 and June 2013, it demonstrates that Sunni Islam has had a very limited impact as a conflict-resolution tool in Turkey.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 02, 2021
Series
Oxford scholarship online
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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