Modernisation Religion and Politics in Turkey: The Case of İskenderpaşa Community

The most influential of traditional religious brotherhoods is the Naqshbandi community, whose members include many prominent politicians including the late President Turgut Ozal, former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, and the current Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, all of whom belong to the Iskenderpasa community of the Naqshbandi brotherhood in Istanbul. This fact alone is surely sufficient enough to demonstrate the importance of understanding the teachings of that community.



Sayfa Sayısı: 223

Baskı Yılı: 2008


Dili: İngilizce
Yayınevi: İnsan Publications