scholarly journals „THE MAKING OF A POSTSECULAR SOCIETY. A DURKHEIMIAN APPROACH TO MEMORY, PLURALISM AND RELIGION IN TURKEY“

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
Jose Casanova
Keyword(s):  
Religion In Turkey

Compliance or negotiation? Diyanet’s female preachers and the diffusion of a ‘true’ religion in Turkey

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Maritato
Keyword(s):  
Religious Authority ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Control Female ◽  
Religious Engagement ◽  
State Monopoly ◽  
Turkish State ◽  
And Control ◽  
Religion In Turkey

This article addresses the religious activities of the female preachers ( vaizeler) employed by the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet). It investigates the extent to which, and how, the activities carried out by the Diyanet’s vaizeler are in compliance with a state attempt to standardise and control female religious engagement. As religious officers, the vaizeler both spread and embody an organised religion. However, far from any dichotomous perspective, to assert their religious authority the Diyanet’s preachers navigate daily between compliance with the institution’s dogmas and negotiation with a plurality of interpretations labelled as unofficial, popular and traditional. To fully assess this issue, this article refers to ethnographic observations of everyday vaizeler’s preaching activities in Istanbul’s mosques. Conducted between 2013 and 2014, these observations are crucial for contextualising the evolution of the Turkish state monopoly over religious affairs, particularly in the aftermath of the July 2016 attempted coup.

Psychology of Religion in Turkey

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuhâl Ağilkaya-Şahin ◽  
Heinz Streib ◽  
Ali Ayten ◽  
Ralph Hood
Keyword(s):  
Psychology Of Religion ◽  
Religion In Turkey

Introduction: Turkish Muslim “Theology” and Religion in Turkey

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-26
Author(s):  
Taraneh R. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Main Argument ◽  
Subsequent Chapter ◽  
History Of ◽  
Broad Overview ◽  
Religion In Turkey

This chapter gives a broad overview of broader trends within Islam in Turkey as well as a brief history of Turkish theology faculties. In addition, it explains and problematizes the term “theology” as a translation for the Turkish “ilahiyat.” It further provides a summary of the book’s main argument that Turkish Muslim theology involves dialectical mediation of multiple authoritative traditions and concludes with subsequent chapter descriptions.

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