Islam in the marketplace: does Ramadan turn into Christmas?
In recent years performance of Ramadan rituals in Turkey began to take place more in the public space and in a visibly consumption-oriented manner. Focusing on three contexts (Ramadan festivals organized by the Istanbul municipality, two shopping malls in Ankara, and up-scale hotels and restaurants...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester/N.Y
Social Science Electronic Publishing
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious practice
B Consumer behavior B Turkey B Islam B Globalization B Traditional culture B Commercialization |
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| Summary: | In recent years performance of Ramadan rituals in Turkey began to take place more in the public space and in a visibly consumption-oriented manner. Focusing on three contexts (Ramadan festivals organized by the Istanbul municipality, two shopping malls in Ankara, and up-scale hotels and restaurants in Istanbul and Ankara that offer "iftar" meals) the authors discuss how the interaction of the global and local revive and transform the practices and the meanings of Ramadan ritual (process of glocommodification). (GIGA-Hns) |
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