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The Milli Görüs Islamic Community
An Ethnography
The Milli Görüs Islamic Community is among the most controversial Turkish organizations in Europe. Supported by many years of field research, Werner Schiffauer draws a differentiated portrait of the community’s development.
Central to the movement’s growth is the attempt of a second generation to deal with the Islamist heritage of the founding generation, and to redefine the role of Islam and politics. The “post-Islamist” quest of this generation amounts to one of the most fascinating...
Central to the movement’s growth is the attempt of a second generation to deal with the Islamist heritage of the founding generation, and to redefine the role of Islam and politics. The “post-Islamist” quest of this generation amounts to one of the most fascinating...
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The Milli Görüs Islamic Community is among the most controversial Turkish organizations in Europe. Supported by many years of field research, Werner Schiffauer draws a differentiated portrait of the community’s development.
Central to the movement’s growth is the attempt of a second generation to deal with the Islamist heritage of the founding generation, and to redefine the role of Islam and politics. The “post-Islamist” quest of this generation amounts to one of the most fascinating movements within contemporary Islam in Germany and Europe.
»Werner Schiffauer has made it his programme to detect social realities in all their complexity and to convey these insights to the readers of his books. His latest monograph succeeds admirably in this endeavour.« FAZ
»Werner Schiffauer has made it his programme to detect social realities in all their complexity and to convey these insights to the readers of his books. His latest monograph succeeds admirably in this endeavour.« FAZ
2010, 391 pages