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...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Brill
2021
|
In: |
Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2021, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-94 |
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 |
Online Access: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (Verlag) |
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 |