Sociology Of Religion In Turkey Asım Yapıcı

I Find İn This Volume An Admirable Mix Of Empirical Material – On, For Example, Religious Socialization And Perceptions Of Gender – And Reflective Pieces, Which İnterrogate The Place Of Religion İn Turkish Society. Key İn This Respect İs The Fact That Turkey İs Not Simply A Muslim Society But A Distinctive One, Not Least İn Terms Of The Functional Differentiation Of The Modern Republic And İts Consequent Effect On Religion – A Situation That Offers A Unique Challenge To Sociological Enquiry. The Book Concludes With A Series Of Chapters That Deal With The Particularities Of The Modernization Process İn Turkey And The Tensions (Social, Cultural And Political) That Have Emerged As The Modern State Developed – A Stage By Stage Process.prof. Grace Davie, University Of Exeter, Great Britain