Elites and religion - Kemal H. Karpat

from Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic

KORTE INHOUD

Professor Karpat, one of the most prominent names in the field in the field of Political History, explores the social structure of the Ottoman Empire through different eras and looks at Turkey‘s multi -party democracy culture from a historical perspective. His articles interpret the Ottomen history for a broader audience and lay a vivid picture of events of recent history in front of our eyes. Professor Karpat‘s remarkable articles take us back to 18th century Ottoman days and examine change and modernization in those days, his work also looks into the independence and interaction of various social groups within a muslim state. The Ottoman social structure produced a unique way of practicing" secularism" where spiritual issues regharding faith and administrative issues regarding everyday state politics were keqt completely independent from each other; one was dealing with earthly matters of day to day life the subjects of the Ottoman sultan, the other was to aid the followers of a specific faith in their prac...
2010Taal: Engelszie alle details...

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2010Uitgever: Timaş282 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 6051141227ISBN-13: 9786051141220

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