Religion in Modern Turkey : An Ethnographic Study of the Nur Community

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Language
English
English
Degree
M.A.
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CIS Program Old
CIS publications
No
CIS Thesis
Yes
Student Name
Basak, Mehmet Ali
Year of Graduation
2016
CIS Library Call Number
Thesis QFIS CMT 2016/5
Abstract

This study investigates the spaces that religious movements can occupy in modern Turkey through a specific case-study. It will focus on the Nur Community, and in particular on the way Nur Students implement Risala-e-Nur's principles and Nur Dershane in the changing contexts of Turkish secularism.