Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vi
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Notes on Turkish usage ix
6. Glossary x
7. Preface xv
8. Map of Turkey xxi
9. 1. Islam and the formation of the modern Turkish Republic 1
10. 2. Sunni Islam in Turkey: institutions and practices 24
11. 3. The Alevi minority in Turkey 44
12. 4. Practising piety: popular religious organisations 62
13. 5. Islamic political parties 87
14. 6. Religious education: institutions and popular practices 113
15. 7. Neoliberalism and the transformation of the 2000s 134
16. 8. The latest chapter 161
17. Bibliography 177
18. Index 187