Visible Islam in Modern Turkey

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. The Background

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 3-6

   3. Notes on Methods

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 7-11

   4. The Present Juncture in the Spiritual Journey of Muslims in Turkey

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 12-28

   5. A Brief Faith History of Islam

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 29-37

3. A Portrayal of Worship in Turkey

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. Expressions of Faith and Identity

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 41-64

   3. Religious Orders

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 65-77

   4. Fasting and the Breaking of the Fast Holiday

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 78-94

   5. The Funeral Prayer and Burial

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 95-105

   6. The Call to Prayer

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 106-114

   7. The Pilgrimage

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 115-125

   8. Almsgiving and the Animal Offering

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 126-138

   9. The Sacrament of Prayer

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 139-169

   10. Cleanliness and Purity

       • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

       Pages 170-179

   11. Mosques and Architecture

       • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

       Pages 180-194

   12. Religious Functionaries

       • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

       Pages 195-203

4. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

      • Adil Özdemir, Kenneth Frank

      Pages 205-210

5. Back Matter

   Pages 211-259

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Visible Islam in Modern Turkey presents a rich panorama of Islamic practices in today's Turkey. The authors, one a Muslim and one a Christian, introduce readers to Turkish Islamic piety and observances. The book is also a model for Muslims, for it interprets the foundations of Islam to the modern mind and shows the relevance of Turkish Islamic practices to modern society. Packed with data and insights, it appeals to a variety of circles, both secular and traditional.

• architecture
• foundation
• history
• history of literature
• identity
• interpret
• Islam
• mind
• model
• panorama
• pilgrim
• present
• society
• tradition

"This is a sensitive, landmark study of how Turkish Muslims today express their faith through a wide range of Islamic canonical and non-canonical worship or pious acts...outstanding, a rare contribution to learning and merits the widest possible readership." - Middle East Journal

"...a useful, clearly written account of Islam in modern Turkey."

-MESA Bulletin, Glenn Yocum

"It is the authors' unique blend of scholarship, personal experience, and spirituality that give the book its lasting validity." - International Journal of Middle East Studies, Anna G. Edmonds

• Department of Basic Islamic Disciplines Theological School, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey

  Adil Özdemir

• Izmir Amerikan Lisesi, Izmir, Turkey

  Kenneth Frank

ADIL ÖZDEMIR is a Member of the Faculty, Department of Basic Islamic Disciplines, Theological School, Dokuz Eylül, Izmir, Turkey. He served in Turkey's Department of Religious Affairs as a local religious functionary for four years before his academic career. In 1979-80 he won a scholarship to study at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. In 1986-87 Adil was a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Center for the Study of World Religions. Then in 1994-95, as an interpreter of Islam, he was invited to tour several seminaries of the United Church of Christ and Disciples of Christ in the USA.

KENNETH FRANK is a missionary of the Common Global Ministries Board of the United Church of Christ/Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the USA. He has had extensive cross-cultural experience, including eight years of educational work in Zambia in the 1970s and in Turkey since 1982. He is currently serving as a mathematics instructor at the Izmir Amerikan Lisesi (American Collegiate Institute) in Izmir, Turkey.

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