1st Edition
Religion, History and Identity Construction Identity Games
Introduction
Chapter 1: We are Japheth's Children
Illusion of Time in the Afro-Eurasian Cultural Zone
Time Illusion in the Islamic World
Noah’s Ark
Conclusion
Chapter 2: We are Scythians
Japheth’s Sons: The Scythians
Shifting Scythian Historiography
Who were the Scythians?
Conclusion
Chapter 3: We are the Northerners
Evolution of the Northern Hypothesis
Bailly’s Lost Continent
Conclusion
Chapter 4: We are Caucasians: Bio-Illogical Racism
Artisans of Racism
German Polymaths and Racism
Diverse Voices
Conclusion
Chapter 5: We are Homogeneous: Herder, Hegel, and Fichte
Herder and Hegel
Fichte
Conclusion
Chapter 6: We are Indo-Europeans
The Scythian Hypothesis
From the Scythian to Indo-German Hypothesis
Conclusion
Chapter 7: We are Aryans
Renaming Hyphenated Ancestors
The Battles of Hypotheses
Conclusion
Conclusion
Biography
Tamer Balcı is an Associate Professor of history at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, United States. His research focuses on the development of modern intellectual ideas, particularly racism and nationalism. He has published articles on nationalism in Turkey and the Balkans.
Identity Games is a well-written and argued history book that offers a new way of looking at world history. Covering a wide range of times and places, it combines deep research with detailed analysis, encouraging readers to rethink about history and identity.
Hakan Özoğlu, Director of Middle East Studies, UCF
Identity Games is a powerful book that explores the interconnections between race, religion, and nationalism. It is a paradigm-shifting intellectual study with a global impact. It examines the transformation of religious thought into racism.
Pam Sezgin, Professor of Anthropology and World History
University of North Georgia
Identity Games provides a strong, balanced, and inclusive approach to exploring history and identity for anyone tired of the limited view of Eurocentrism and its ethnocentric imitators.
M. Hakan Yavuz, Professor of Political Science, University of Utah
