Shared Sacred Sites: Reflections on the State and Protection

Abstract This paper analyzes the conditions under which the sharing of sacred sites in Turkey is still possible despite the serious Sunnification campaign of the akp regime. I argue that ideological, cultural, and pragmatic motivations led the Turkish state to refrain from interfering in practices t...

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Published in:Journal of law, religion and state
Main Author: Barkey, Karen 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of law, religion and state
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Turkey / Sunnites / Islamization / Sanctuary / Interreligiosity
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
AX Inter-religious relations
BJ Islam
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B shared sacred sites
B religious pluralism and Sunnification
B Büyükada pilgrimage
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Summary:Abstract This paper analyzes the conditions under which the sharing of sacred sites in Turkey is still possible despite the serious Sunnification campaign of the akp regime. I argue that ideological, cultural, and pragmatic motivations led the Turkish state to refrain from interfering in practices the ruling party deems sacrilegious and distasteful.
ISSN:2212-4810
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/22124810-00803002