Toward an Islamic enlightenment: the Gülen movement

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M. Hakan Yavuz offers an insightful and wide-ranging study of the Gülen Movement, one of the most controversial developments in contemporary Islam. Founded in Turkey by the Muslim thinker Fethullah Gülen, the Gulen Movement aims to disseminate a 'moderate' interpretation of Islam through faith-based education.

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Full title :Toward an Islamic enlightenment : the Gülen movement / M. Hakan Yavuz.

Summary

M. Hakan Yavuz offers an insightful and wide-ranging study of the Gülen Movement, one of the most controversial developments in contemporary Islam. Founded in Turkey by the Muslim thinker Fethullah Gülen, the Gulen Movement aims to disseminate a 'moderate' interpretation of Islam through faith-based education.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2013

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2013

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (300 pages) : : map

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199928002, 0199928002, 9780199980543, 0199980543
oclc:ocn858861708
LC Classification:BP80.G8
Dewey Decimal:297.092

Man. Lives in context -- The contextual theology of Gülen: Islamic enlightenment -- Movement. The structure of the movement: authority, networks, and communal spaces -- Education and the golden generation -- Islamic ethics and the spirit of capitalism -- Meaning and ideas. Islam in the public sphere -- Secularism and science -- Interfaith dialogue -- The military and the JDP -- The critics of the movement.

Subjects

Faith and reason -- Islam Gülen, Fethullah Islam Islam et raison Mouvements sociaux -- Aspect religieux RELIGION -- Islam Social movements -- Religious aspects Soziale Bewegung