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Religious Reform in the Late Ottoman Empire

By Erhan Bektas

Religious Reform in the Late Ottoman Empire Social Sciences

Religious Reform in the Late Ottoman Empire

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The influence of the ulema, the official Sunni Muslim religious scholars of the Ottoman Empire, is commonly understood to have waned in the empire's last century. Drawing upon Ottoman state archives and the institutional archives of the ulema, this study challenges this narrative, showing that the ulema underwent a process of professionalisation as part of the wider Tanzimat reforms and thereby continued to play an important role in Ottoman society. First outlining transformations in the office of the Sheikh ul-islam, the leading Ottoman Sunni Muslim cleric, the book goes on to use the archives to present a detailed portrait of the lives of individual ulema, charting their education and professional and social lives. It also includes a glossary of Turkish-Arabic vocabulary for increased clarity. Contrary to beliefs about their decline, the book shows they played a central role in the empire's efforts to centralise the state by acting as intermediaries between the government and social groups, particularly on the empire's peripheries.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
232
Release Date:
2024-06-27
Publication Date:
2024-06-27
Publisher:
I.B. Tauris
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0755645510
ISBN13:
9780755645510
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
360 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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