1st Edition
From Symbolic Exile to Physical Exile Turkey’s Imam Hatip Schools, the Emergence of a Conservative Counter-Elite, and its Knowledge Migration to Europe
By Ismail Caglar
Copyright 2013
146 Pages
by
Routledge
146 Pages
by
Routledge
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The book provides information and analysis about a Turkish student community in different locations in Europe, especially in Vienna and Sarajevo. Graduates of Turkish Imam-Hatip High Schools, public schools that offer a combination of a religious and scientific curriculum, choose Europe for their university education because they were excluded from universities in Turkey by secular elites of the... Read more
Foreword, Introduction, 1 Historical Background, The Republican Reforms: Continuity or Change? The Muslim Conception of Time and Resistance to Secularization, Developments in Turkish Religious Education, The 1990s: A High-Point for ?HLs and the Conservatives, 2 ?HL Graduates in Vienna, The Reasons for Choosing Vienna, Organization, Activities and Leadership, The General Characteristics of European ?hl Graduates, Subjects Studied and Career Plans, Relations with other ?HL Graduates, The Consequences of the Vienna Experience, 3 ?HL Graduates in Sarajevo, The Reasons for Choosing Sarajevo, Organization, Activities and Leadership, The General Characteristics of ?hl Graduates in Sarajevo, Subjects Studies and Career Plans, Relations with Other ?hl Graduates, The Consequences of the Sarajevo Experience, 4 ?HL Graduates in Other Countries, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, List of Acronyms, Basic background information on the key respondents, Index.
Biography
Ismail Çaglar is lecturer at the Sociology Department of Fatih University in Istanbul.
