Are Muslims in Turkey Really ‘Green'?

Theoretically, the teachings of Islam can promote environmentally conscious behavior. As the only Muslim majority country to take part in the International Social Science Survey (ISSP), we study indicators of environmental consciousness in Turkey using ISSP 2010. Among all ISSP 2010 participating co...

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Veröffentlicht in:Worldviews
1. VerfasserIn: Ugur, Zeynep B. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill [2019]
In: Worldviews
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Türkei / Islam / Umweltbewusstsein
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
BJ Islam
KBL Naher Osten; Nordafrika
NCG Ökologische Ethik; Schöpfungsethik
weitere Schlagwörter:B Muslims
B environmental citizenship
B pro-environmental behavior
B Turkey
B Islam
B Environmental Concern
B willingness to sacrifice
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Zusammenfassung:Theoretically, the teachings of Islam can promote environmentally conscious behavior. As the only Muslim majority country to take part in the International Social Science Survey (ISSP), we study indicators of environmental consciousness in Turkey using ISSP 2010. Among all ISSP 2010 participating countries, a cross-country comparison does not provide evidence to support the argument that Islamic religiosity promotes environmental consciousness. In an analysis of individual level data, our overall findings failed to discover a statistically significant relationship between religiosity and environmental consciousness. Yet, this gap between the teachings of Islam and practices of Muslims may be identified as an unexploited potential to foster environmental consciousness in Turkey through a well-articulated religious education that brings together the book of scripture and the book of nature.
ISSN:1568-5357
Enthält:Enthalten in: Worldviews
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02303200