Integrating the Rural: Gellner and the Study of Anatolia
In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 132
ISSN: 0026-3206
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In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 132
ISSN: 0026-3206
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 304-321
ISSN: 1477-7053
Largely Implemented During The Tumultuous Years between 1923 and 1937, Turkey's laws, education system, civil service, economy, military, international outlook and trade are all founded on the premise of a Western-oriented separation between religion and state. This system has survived seventy years of economic, political and social transformation with remarkable resilience: Islamic brotherhoods, most recently a particularly vehement tarikat called the Aczmendi, are still prosecuted for calling openly for return to Islamic rule.
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 304-321
ISSN: 0017-257X
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 277-282
ISSN: 1477-7053
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 277-281
ISSN: 0017-257X
In: International Affairs, Band 83, Heft 2, S. 357-371
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In: Sociology of Islam, Band 1, Heft 3-4, S. 209-232
ISSN: 2213-1418
This paper explores the teaching of natural science subjects in high schools associated with the Gülen-Hizmet movement in Turkey. It focuses on the apparent reconciliation of scientific learning in a pervasive, albeit unofficial, Sunni Islamic religious culture. The framework for such an accommodation is found in the teachings of Fethullah Gülen and his predecessor, Said Nursi. Following Nursi, Gülen encourages scientific pursuit, and intellectual knowledge in general, as a pious and spiritually meritorious act. Drawing on fieldwork conducted at two Hizmet-affiliated high schools in Turkey, this article explores the "sanctification" of science and learning in the Gülen Movement by highlighting the principle of fedakarlık (self-sacrifice), as the primary motivation of the teaching staff. Focusing also on the schools' highly disciplined and competitive learning environments (as exemplified in preparations for the prestigious International Science Olympiads), the article suggests that although teacher commitment and prestigious competitive awards bolster the Hizmet schools' market competitiveness, they fail in actually producing students who pursue careers in natural science fields. By contrast, this article concludes that the movement's engagement with science, at least at present, is less interested in furthering scientific inquiry than it is in equipping what Gülen has called a 'Golden Generation' with the tools it needs to compete with secularist rivals in Turkey.*
In: The Middle East journal, Band 58, Heft 4, S. 698-699
ISSN: 0026-3141
In: Orient: deutsche Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur des Orients = German journal for politics, economics and culture of the Middle East, Band 42, Heft 1, S. 152
ISSN: 0030-5227
In: The Middle East journal, Band 55, Heft 4, S. 691
ISSN: 0026-3141
In: Anthropology of the Middle East, Band 4, Heft 2
ISSN: 1746-0727
In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 35, Heft 3, S. 178-211
ISSN: 1743-7881
In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 35, Heft 2, S. 182-204
ISSN: 1743-7881
In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 171-204
ISSN: 1743-7881
In: Middle Eastern studies, Band 35, Heft 1, S. 189-214
ISSN: 1743-7881