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The Veiling Issue, Official Secularism and Popular Islam in Modern Turkey (Hardcover)
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The Veiling Issue, Official Secularism and Popular Islam in Modern Turkey (Hardcover)
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In the last elections in Turkey, in December 1995, an Islamic party
had come to power by means of free elections for the first time in
history. The rise to power of the Turkish Islamists is a result of
several decades of revivalism. In this process the veil has been a
prominent symbol of the new religious puritanism, causing
resentment among those who regard the bare-headed woman as the
symbol of progress and emancipation. In the light of a century-long
conflict between secularism and popular Islam, this study describes
the conflict over the veil as it became a burning issue in the
decade following the military intervention of 1980, and remains a
matter of controversy. While focusing on the issue of veiling, the
author also considers the wider picture of tension between official
secularism and popular Islam in present-day Turkey. Although she
does not discount this tension, the author argues that the fact
that the Islamic movements is on the rise does not mean that it
threatens the very foundations of modern Turkish society
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