عنوان

Shari'a in the Secular State: Evolving Perceptions of Law and Religion in Turkey

Number

TL48103

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Shari'a in the Secular State: Evolving Perceptions of Law and Religion in Turkey

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Russell Powell

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Lombardi, Clark

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Washington

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

280

Text of Note

Committee members: Kasaba, Resat; Wellman, James

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-52142-9

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ph.D.

Discipline of degree

Near and Middle Eastern Studies

Body granting the degree

University of Washington

Text preceding or following the note

2014

Text of Note

Many polls, including my own, indicate that a notable percentage of Turks want 'Shari'a'-a term of art, the meaning of which I attempt to unpack and clarify in this study-to be enforced by the state. However, my evidence shows that Turkish people seldom consider what implementing Shari'a might mean in terms of its effect on civil law. In other words, there is often a disconnect between supporting an adoption of Shari'a and supporting the regulation of everyday behavior through civil codes. It is clear from research conducted by myself and others that even religious people do not want Turkey to become more like Iran or Saudi Arabia. In fact, many of the religious people I interviewed believe that the robust protection of religious freedom enhances their own religious experience by making it more meaningful and more authentic. This attitude, held by many in present-day Turkey, suggests that religious belief and individual choice are not only valued but may also enhance each other. Based on my research, I believe that forcing Turkish law to conform to classical Islamic legal norms will likely provoke far greater public opposition, even from many people of faith, than did the response evoked in June 2013 during the Gezi Protests.

Religion; Near Eastern Studies; Ethnic studies

Subject Term

Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Islam;Law;Religion;Secularism;Sharia;Turkey

Cury, Emily

Lombardi, Clark

Subdivision

Near and Middle Eastern Studies

University of Washington

Call Number

1652879512; 3680258

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[Thesis]

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