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Islam and Secularity Nilüfer Göle examines the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. She demonstrates that Islam and secularism are mutually constitutive, constantly changing, and that the presence of Islam unsettles dominant narratives of Western modernism.
Trade Review"Once again, then, Göle attends simultaneously to the asymmetries of power and the dynamics of reinvention—the hallmark more generally of this readable, analytically complex, and timely new book." -- Mayanthi Fernando * Reading Religion *
"Göle’s contributions are manifold. . . . This work is a must-read for a graduate seminar on the topic. It is highly recommended for both researchers and nonprofessionals." -- Hakan Erdagöz * Sociology of Religion *
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Islam and Secularity makes for very rewarding and stimulating reading. It is exceptionally well suited to relocate debates about European secularity and Islam into global and historical perspectives. Concise and clearly written, the book is packed with wide-ranging arguments that will challenge the reader on many levels and with fascinating case studies." -- Frank Peter * Journal of Islamic Studies *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
1. Public Sphere beyond Religious-Secular Dichotomies 1
2. Secular Modernity in Question 31
3. Religious-Secular Frontiers: State, Public Sphere, and the Self 53
4. Web of Secular Power: Civilization, Space, and Sexuality 73
5. The Gendered Nature of the Public Sphere 103
6. Public Islam: New Visibilities and New Imaginaries 135
7. Public Culture, Art, and Islam: Turkish-Delight in Vienna 161
8. Europe's Trouble with Islam: What Future? 193
Notes 227
Bibliography 243
Index 257
