Islams and Modernity in Cyprus and Turkey: A Comparative Perspective
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This article critically analyzes Aziz Al-Azmeh’s concept of Islams, while arguing for a context-based analysis of the meeting between religious identity and modernity. It provides a loose framework for analyzing encounters between Islams and modernity in the cases of Cyprus and Turkey. Despite their close cultural and political connections at the rise of modernity, these two cases diverge, showcasing a high degree of public and private secularism in Cyprus and a contested public secularism and significant private religious identification in Turkey.
Source: Journal of Religion & Society
DOI: 10.64667/hhxy9178
Author: Michael Todd Smith
Institution: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415123063