Nationalism and religion in the formation of modern state in Turkey and Egypt until World War I

Boztemur R.

JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIES, sa.12, ss.27-40, 2005 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-40
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: religion, nationalism, Turkey, Egypt, history, religious identity, legitimacy, authority
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study discusses the formation of national identity and the nation state in the modern Middle East in comparison with Turkey, one of the earlier models, of national state formation in the region. The basic aim of the study is to examine the position of religion and religious identity as the source of legitimacy in the modern state. In order to have a better understanding of the relationship between nationalism and religion in the Middle East, the study attempts to look at the development of Egyptian nationalism and the role of religion in the making of modern state in Egypt, The study also attempts to make a comparative historical work by analyzing the history of the early Republican Turkey and the consolidation of the modern Turkish state by legitimacy other than religion hitherto the basic source of authority.