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Author Akgönül, Samim
Title Minority Concept in the Turkish Context : Practices and Perceptions in Turkey, Greece and France
Imprint Leiden : BRILL, 2013
©2013
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Edition 1st ed
Descript 1 online resource (191 pages)
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Series Muslim Minorities Ser. ; v.13
Muslim Minorities Ser
Note Intro -- The Minority Concept in the Turkish Context: Practices and Perceptionsin Turkey, Greece and France -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Note by the Author -- Introduction -- 1. Minorities/Minority Religions: Reflections on the Turkish Context -- Introduction -- a. Minority Religions -- b. Religious Identity and Minority Identity: The Use of Belonging -- c. Authenticity and Newness: Reshaped Religious Memory -- d. Interreligious Initiatives in Turkey -- e. Religious Minorities and States: Vying for Sovereignty -- Conclusion: On Religious Plurality -- 2. Minorities in Turkey: Minorities and the Building of the Turkish Identity -- Introduction -- a. Ottoman Society and the Concept of Minority -- b. Establishment of the Republic and the Concept of "Turkishness" -- c. Nation-Building and Counter-Building: An Abundance of Identities -- Conclusion -- 3. Religious Belonging and Transnationality: The Muslims of Greece -- Introduction -- a. The Mufti Issue: The Battle of a Religious Institutionwith National Interests -- b. Physical Transnationality -- c. Religious or National: A Discussion on Qualifiers -- Conclusion -- 4. Single Religious Belonging, Multiple National Belonging: People from Turkey in France -- Introduction -- a. People from Turkey in France: Identity Strategies -- b. Who are the Turks in France? -- c. Legitimacy and Market Strategies -- d. Ethnic Turks and the French Context -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Places -- Index of Groups, Communities and Institutions -- Index of Terms and Concepts
The Minority Concept in the Turkish Context discusses the concept of minority in the specific Turkish context by using three different case studies: religious minorities in Turkey, Muslims of Greece and Turks in France
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Link Print version: Akgönül, Samim Minority Concept in the Turkish Context : Practices and Perceptions in Turkey, Greece and France Leiden : BRILL,c2013 9789004222113
Subject Minorities -- Greece.;Minorities -- Turkey.;Muslims -- Greece.;National characteristics, Turkish.;Religious minorities -- Turkey.;Transnationalism.;Turks -- France
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