| Living Islam: Women, Religion and the Politicization of Culture in Turkey Contributor(s): Saktanber, Ayse (Author) |
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ISBN: 1860641784 ISBN-13: 9781860641787 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2002 Annotation: How and why have women come to play a central role in the political project of Islamic revivalism and in the power struggles between Islamic and secular forces in Turkey? In this innovative book Ayse Saktanber rejects approaches to this issue that ask what Islam means for the position of women, or see Muslim women as the "reverse" or the "dark" side of modernity. Taking as her subject matter families who have come together to "live Islam" as "conscious Muslims" in a suburb of Ankara, she attempts instead to "render thinkable" the experiences of women who are not situated within the discourse of modernity, and to look at the ways in which they have become crucial agents in the effort to make Islam a living social practice in a secular order. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 291.408 |
| LCCN: 2002483619 |
| Series: Library of Modern Middle East Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.42" W x 8.94" (1.12 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Turkey - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How and why have women come to play a central role in the political project of Islamic revivalism and in the power struggles between Islamic and secular forces in Turkey? In this innovative book Ayse Saktanber rejects approaches to this issue that ask what Islam means for the position of women, or see Muslim women as the reverse or the dark side of modernity. Taking as her subject matter families who have come together to live Islam as conscious Muslims in a suburb of Ankara, she attempts instead to render thinkable the experiences of women who are not situated within the discourse of modernity, and to look at the ways in which they have become crucial agents in the effort to make Islam a living social practice in a secular order. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saktanber, Ayse: - Ayse Saktanber is Associate Professor in Sociology and Women's Studies at the Middle East Technical University at Ankara in Turkey. |