BETÜL BALKAN

Broschiertes Buch

THE TENSION BETWEEN SECULARISM AND ISLAM IN TURKEY

THE ATTITUDES OF TURKISH IMMIGRANTS IN HOUSTON

Beschreibung

In this qualitative study, Betul Balkan examines the role of the practice of religion on the opinions of Muslim Turkish immigrants living in the Houston metropolitan area about the tension between secularism and Islam in Turkey. Drawing on in-depth interviews and participant observation at various community events, Balkan finds out how the experiences of Muslim Turkish immigrants play out in disproving the universalistic assumptions of secularization thesis.

Autor

Betul Balkan is currently pursuing a PhD degree in Sociology & Anthropology at Northeastern University. Balkan's research interests include state-society relations, nationalism, secularism, and Islam. Her research in this monograph includes the opinions of diaspora Turks in Houston, Texas on the tension between Islam and secularism in Turkey.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 88
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 150g
• ISBN-13: 9783844331615
• ISBN-10: 3844331611
• Artikelnr.: 33315154