englischThe history of the Kızılbaş-Alevis in the Ottoman Empire is often remembered and written as a history of persecution and oppression. This study opens up a perspective on the Ottoman state and the Kızılbaş-Alevis beyond such dominant narratives. It approaches the period between the 16th and [...]
more informationenglischThe history of the Kızılbaş-Alevis in the Ottoman Empire is often remembered and written as a history of persecution and oppression. This study opens up a perspective on the Ottoman state and the Kızılbaş-Alevis beyond such dominant narratives. It approaches the period between the 16th and [...]
more informationenglisch"Muslims do nothing against extremism in their own ranks"! Such slogans are quite popular within anti-Islam hate-groups. Trying to avoid being labelled as racists, many would say that they do not consider all Muslims to be terrorists, but since the majority would stay silent in the face of [...]
more informationenglisch"Muslims do nothing against extremism in their own ranks"! Such slogans are quite popular within anti-Islam hate-groups. Trying to avoid being labelled as racists, many would say that they do not consider all Muslims to be terrorists, but since the majority would stay silent in the face of [...]
more informationDie Thematisierung des Frau-Seins bzw. der ‚Neuen Frau‘ auf eine spezifische Art und Weise in der modernen Literatur geschieht – wenn auch auf verschiedene Art und Weise – fast zeitgleich sowohl in der europäischen als auch in der chinesischen Kultur. Gilgi – eine von uns von Irmgard Keun und Regen [...]
more informationDie Thematisierung des Frau-Seins bzw. der ‚Neuen Frau‘ auf eine spezifische Art und Weise in der modernen Literatur geschieht – wenn auch auf verschiedene Art und Weise – fast zeitgleich sowohl in der europäischen als auch in der chinesischen Kultur. Gilgi – eine von uns von Irmgard Keun und Regen [...]
more informationenglischThe book presents six very different source texts on time and progress (four in Ottoman Turkish and two in Arabic). The accompanying commentaries examine in different ways the transformation of concepts and semantics, ideology and rhetoric, which changed significantly in these regions during [...]
more informationenglischThe book presents six very different source texts on time and progress (four in Ottoman Turkish and two in Arabic). The accompanying commentaries examine in different ways the transformation of concepts and semantics, ideology and rhetoric, which changed significantly in these regions during [...]
more informationenglischThis study examines late 20th century depictions of embryonic development derived from the Quran, which are referred to as a scientific miracle of the Qur'an. This approach of harmonizing religious and scientific knowledge has so far only been evaluated as a marginal phenomenon. Using the [...]
more informationenglischThis study examines late 20th century depictions of embryonic development derived from the Quran, which are referred to as a scientific miracle of the Qur'an. This approach of harmonizing religious and scientific knowledge has so far only been evaluated as a marginal phenomenon. Using the [...]
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englischIn the context of social change, Turkey is facing new challenges on the topic of old age and ageing. This interdisciplinary and empirical study analyses ideas of old age based on original sources, and enables authentic insights into Turkey’s culture and living environments.
more informationenglischIn the context of social change, Turkey is facing new challenges on the topic of old age and ageing. This interdisciplinary and empirical study analyses ideas of old age based on original sources, and enables authentic insights into Turkey’s culture and living environments.
more informationenglischEgypt is one of the regions with the highest prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC): 87% of women aged 15 to 49 have been subjected to FGC. So-called female circumcision has continuously been legitimised with both religious and health reasons. At the same time, medical practitioners, [...]
more informationenglischEgypt is one of the regions with the highest prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC): 87% of women aged 15 to 49 have been subjected to FGC. So-called female circumcision has continuously been legitimised with both religious and health reasons. At the same time, medical practitioners, [...]
more informationenglischIslamic theological studies in Germany are regularly asked about the contribution of ‘Islamic ethics’ to the present. This raises the question of how contemporary ethical questions can be answered with respect to Islamic theological tradition. This book first presents four conceptions of [...]
more informationenglischIslamic theological studies in Germany are regularly asked about the contribution of ‘Islamic ethics’ to the present. This raises the question of how contemporary ethical questions can be answered with respect to Islamic theological tradition. This book first presents four conceptions of [...]
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Ihrem Selbstverständnis nach ist die Türkei seit der Republikgründung ein laizistischer Staat. Der heutige Beobachter konstatiert jedoch in ihrem Staatskult deutlich sakrale Elemente, und auch im politisch-gesellschaftlichen Leben ist eine vieldiskutierte „Re-Islamisierung“ erkennbar. Bedeutet diese [...]
more informationIhrem Selbstverständnis nach ist die Türkei seit der Republikgründung ein laizistischer Staat. Der heutige Beobachter konstatiert jedoch in ihrem Staatskult deutlich sakrale Elemente, und auch im politisch-gesellschaftlichen Leben ist eine vieldiskutierte „Re-Islamisierung“ erkennbar. Bedeutet diese [...]
more informationDie Studie stellt den intergenerativen Wandel innerhalb aufstiegsorientierter türkischer Familien in Duisburg dar. Anhand biographisch-narrativer Interviews mit Eltern, welche als Arbeitnehmer*innen nach Deutschland gekommen sind, und ihren (erwachsenen) Kindern wird skizziert, wie die jeweilige [...]
more informationDie Studie stellt den intergenerativen Wandel innerhalb aufstiegsorientierter türkischer Familien in Duisburg dar. Anhand biographisch-narrativer Interviews mit Eltern, welche als Arbeitnehmer*innen nach Deutschland gekommen sind, und ihren (erwachsenen) Kindern wird skizziert, wie die jeweilige [...]
more informationenglischThis study analyses one of the major works of Kemalist language reform (Türk Dili için). It offers a key to understanding the purism that characterised Turkish language policy in the 1930s and 1940s and had a lasting impact on the modern Turkish language. It is written by the Tatar-Turkish [...]
more informationenglischThis study analyses one of the major works of Kemalist language reform (Türk Dili için). It offers a key to understanding the purism that characterised Turkish language policy in the 1930s and 1940s and had a lasting impact on the modern Turkish language. It is written by the Tatar-Turkish [...]
more informationenglisch‘Turkish Studies’ deal with the history, culture, religions, languages and literature of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey. The scope of the book includes everything relating to Turkey, e.g. Kurdish, Armenian, Greek or Jewish matters, as well as its relations with the Turkic [...]
more informationenglischThis study examines the production of knowledge on Tripolitania, Benghazi and Fezzan by the late Ottoman state, the ways in which local subjects and imperial officials communicated and what kind of agency they had. They operated in a continuum between a discourse of civilisation and complete [...]
more informationenglischThis study examines the production of knowledge on Tripolitania, Benghazi and Fezzan by the late Ottoman state, the ways in which local subjects and imperial officials communicated and what kind of agency they had. They operated in a continuum between a discourse of civilisation and complete [...]
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