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Religion, identity and politics : Germany and Turkey in interaction /

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 serious...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gülalp, Haldun, 1951- (Editor ), Seufert, Günter, 1955- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
Colección:Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies ; 18.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Ottoman Empire, Islam and the emergence of German national identity, 1789-1815: Competing views of Islam ; Historical sources of the Romantic view of Islam ; The Quran : from mark of the beast to poetic masterpiece ; Muhammad : from impostor to Romantic hero ; Conclusion
  • Political religion and autocracy : Wilhelm II's encounter with Ottoman Islam: Divine guidance and the mysticism of power : the spirit of the Holy Alliance ; Germany : a poly-monarchic country in search of symbolic integration: A "peaceful crusade" : Wilhelm II's voyage to the Ottoman Empire ; Chivalry, piety, and the caliphate ; Protestantism, power, and obedience : the Kaiser and Oriental Christianity ; Conclusion.
  • "Holy war made in Germany"? : Ottoman origins of the 1914 jihad: The multiple meanings of jihad ; Jihad as political weapon? ; The Kaiser's faith in jihad, and Ottoman policy ; Conclusion
  • "Our new and great cultural missions in the orient" : German faith-based and secular missionary activities in the late Ottoman Empire: Mission and civilizing mission : more than ametaphorical relationship? ; At the origins of mission in the orient : Friedrich Wilhelm IV and the Deaconesses ; The failed crypto-conversion of the Greek-Orthodox Church ; Goltz Pasha and the discovery of Germany's new civilizing mission ; The "Goltz generation" ; From Goltzism to liberal imperialism.
  • Immigrants' struggle for recognition : religion and politics: A brief overview of the history of immigration in Germany ; The contemporary social position of persons of immigrant origin ; On notions of integration and immigration ; From national identity to religious identity ; Immigrants and politics
  • Islam and gender under liberal-secular governance : the German Islam Conference: The German Islam Conference : education through dialogue ; The role of secular Muslim feminists ; Dialogue as normalization ; Final remarks.
  • Muslim loyalty put to the test : the reception of the cartoon controversy in Germany: Fundamentalist Islam vs. liberal-democratic Europe ; The racialization of Muslims ; Neither inside nor outside ; Muslims in Germany put to the test ; Conclusion
  • German anti-discrimination law : accommodating religious pluralism or conserving the cultural heritage?: Political dynamics of contention ; Controversies about religious discrimination ; The adoption of the new legislation ; Negotiating the Equalities Act ; Conclusion
  • The legal treatment of religious minorities : non-Muslims in Turkey and Muslims in Germany: The legal treatment of non-Muslims in Turkey ; The legal treatment of Germany's Muslims.