The Abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate, 1924: Debates and Implications (Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series)

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Synopsis
This book explores the decision by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1924 to abolish the caliphate. The Ottoman sultans had long borne the title of caliphs of Islam, with all the prestigious authority throughout the Muslim world that went with it, and in the aftermath of the First World War the caliphate still retained great symbolic relevance.The book considers the questions that arose with its abolition, including whether or not the caliphate should be revived, reformed or replaced by other forms of political affiliation and organization. It also assesses more general issues concerning identity and legitimate authority, and how to reconcile time-honoured religious institutions and concepts with modernity, the nation-state and affiliations of an ethnic and religious nature. The book additionally addresses the debates within the pan-Islamic congresses concerning the fate of the caliphate, and the implications of its abolition for Kurdish–Turkish relations and for the British and French Empires with their large Muslim populations.
Copyright:
2025

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781040102770
Related ISBNs:
9781032613468, 9781032613376, 9781040102749
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Elisa Giunchi and Nicola Melis
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Elisa Giunchi
Edited by:
Nicola Melis

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