The Problems of Religious Modernity

Tezcan L

Forschungsartikel (Zeitschrift) | Peer reviewed

Zusammenfassung

This paper discusses the problems of the Islamization of modernity that are mostly ignored in the social sciences on the topic of Islam. The case study deals with a transnationalized Turkish-Islamic group of the followers of the populist theologian Said Nursi in Germany. The author presents an outline of the community character and interprets also the reactions of the community in the cross-cultural field in the aftermath of September 11, with regard to this specific culture of the group. In conclusion, he draws attention to the question of how the Islamic reformists imagine the host societies in Europe and of which symbolic repertoire has been used to connect on the current integration discourse.

Details zur Publikation

FachzeitschriftAsian Journal of Social Science
Jahrgang / Bandnr. / Volume33
Ausgabe / Heftnr. / Issue3
Seitenbereich506-528
StatusVeröffentlicht
Veröffentlichungsjahr2005
Sprache, in der die Publikation verfasst istEnglisch
DOI10.1163/156853105775013661

Autor*innen der Universität Münster

Tezcan, Levent
Professur für Sozialwissenschaftliche Erforschung des Islam im Europa des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts (Prof. Tezcan)
Exzellenzcluster 2060 - Religion und Politik. Dynamiken von Tradition und Innovation