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Zusatztext Well written and extremely readable ... We come away from the book with a greater appreciation of the country, its language, its people, and their clothing choices. Informationen zum Autor Nazli Alimen is a Research Fellow at Helsinki University, Finland. Vorwort Sheds new light on the different types of Islamic fashion and related consumption practices in Turkey Zusammenfassung Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural change under the regime of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP), particularly regarding its religious communities. As individuals with pious identities have increasingly gained access to state power and accumulated economic influence, so religious appearances and practices have become more visible in Turkey's `secular' public spaces. More than this, consumption practices have changed and new Islamic and Islamist identities have emerged. This book investigates three of the most widespread faith-inspired communities in Turkey: the Gulen, Suleymanli and the Menzil. Nazli Alimen compares these communities, looking at their diverse interpretations of Islamic rules related to the body and dress, and how these different groups compete for power and control in Turkey. In tracing what motivates consumption practices, the book adds to the growing interest in the commercial aspects of modest and Islamic fashion. It also highlights the importance of clothing and bodily rituals (such as veiling, grooming and food choices) for the formation of community identities. Based on ethnographic research, Alimen analyses the relationship between the marketplace and religion, and shows how different communities interact with each other and state institutions. Of particular note are the varied expressions of Islamic masculinities and femininities at play. Appealing to a cross-disciplinary readership, the book will be relevant for scholars within Turkish Studies, Gender Studies, Islamic Studies, Fashion, Consumption Studies, Sociology of Religion and Middle Eastern Studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Figures 4Abbreviations 8Glossary 10Introduction 15The Bourdieuan Framework of Field and Everyday Religion 18The Body and Embodiment: Multiple Muslim Identities 24Faith and Consumption 26Spaces and Spatialities 30Taking a Snapshot 32Reaching Members, Holding Interviews 34Outline of the Book 37Chapter 1. Historical Context: Politics, Religion, Society, and the Communities 42The Foundation and the Early Years of the Republic 42The Return of the Restricted: Islam in Politics as Religious Populism 45Political and Social Lives in the 1960s and 1970s 47The 1980s and 1990s: Economic Liberalisation and its Socioeconomic Impacts 50The AKP Rule: From 2002 to the present 53The Communities 53The Gülen Community 53The Süleymanl? Community 59The Menzil Community 61Veiling Practices and the Headscarf Ban in Turkey 62Conclusion 68Chapter 2. Fields and Habitus: The Religious Field of Sunni Islam and the Community Fields 70The Religious Field of Islam in Turkey: The Structure and Structural Openings 71Islamic Rules of Dressing and Modesty: The Informants’ References and Negotiations 75Acquisition of Muslim and the Community Habitus: The Community Meetings and Worship 82Being Raised with Community Habitus, Becoming one of the Community Personnel 90Visual Clues to Community Identities 97Strategic Changes and Different Levels within the Communities 103Publicly Distinguishable Clues to Piety and Community Membership of Men 107Conclusion 113Chapter 3. Power and Politics: Interactions between Fields 116Conflict and Conformity: Fields and Players 116Religious Education and ?mam-Hatip Schools 118Struggle over Authority and Activity within the Religious Field of Sunni Islam in Turkey 121Field Relations: The Bureaucratic Field and Community Fields 125The Community Fields: Mobility and Permeability 132Faith in the Marketplace: The Gülen, Süleymanl?,...
