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Religion, Identity and Politics Germany and Turkey in Interaction

216 Pages

by Routledge

216 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

216 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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German–Turkish relations, which have a long history and generally unrecognized depth, have rarely been examined as mutually formative processes. Isolated instances of influence have been examined in detail, but the historical and still ongoing processes of mutual interaction have rarely been seriously considered. The ruling assumption has been that Germany may have an impact on Turkey, but not... Read more

Introduction 1. The Ottoman Empire, Islam and the Emergence of German National Identity, 1789-1815 2. Political Religion and Autocracy: Wilhelm II’s Encounter with Ottoman Islam 3. "Holy War Made in Germany"? Ottoman Origins of the 1914 Jihad 4. "Our New and Great Cultural Missions in the Orient": German Faith-Based and Secular Missionary Activities in the Late Ottoman Empire 5. Immigrants’ Struggle for Recognition: Religion and Politics 6. Islam and Gender under Liberal-Secular Governance: The German-Islam Conference 7. Muslim Loyalty Put to the Test: The Reception of the Cartoon Controversy in Germany 8. German Anti-Discrimination Law: Accommodating Religious Pluralism or Conserving the Cultural Heritage? 9. The Legal Treatment of Religious Minorities: Non-Muslims in Turkey and Muslims in Germany 10. Religious Conversion and National Identity: Turkish Christians and German Muslims 11. Alevism as a Subject of Religious Instruction in Turkey and Germany 12. Religion on My Mind: Secularism, Christianity and European Identity. References