Faith and Fashion in Turkey: Consumption, Politics and Islamic Identities

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Turkey has witnessed remarkable sociocultural changes. Arguably, the most significant of these is the increased visibility and acceptability of observant Muslims who display visible clues to their religious identities, such as men with well-trimmed and thin moustaches, and veiled women, in various public spaces, particularly in ‘secular’ neighbourhoods and commercial areas such as Nişantaşı and İstinye Park mall. Cover Title Copyright Contents Figures Acknowledgments Abbreviations Glossary Preface Introduction The Bourdieuan Framework of Field and Everyday Religion The Body and Embodiment: Multiple Muslim Identities Faith and Consumption Spaces and Spatialities Taking a Snapshot Reaching Members, Holding Interviews Outline of the Book 1. Historical Context: Politics, Religion, Society and the Communities The Foundation and the Early Years of the Republic The Return of the Restricted: Islam in Politics as Religious Populism Political and Social Lives in the 1960s and 1970s The 1980s and 1990s: Economic Liberalisation and its Socioeconomic Impacts 35 AKP Rule: From 2002 to the Present The Communities The Gülen Community The Süleymanli Community The Menzil Community Veiling Practices and the Headscarf Ban in Turkey Conclusion 2. Fields and Habitus: The Religious Field of Sunni Islam and the Community Fields The Religious Field of Islam in Turkey: The Structure and Structural Openings Islamic Rules of Dressing and Modesty: The Informants’ References and Negotiations Acquisition of Muslim and Community Habitus:The Community Meetings and Worship Being Raised with Community Habitus, Becoming One of the Community Personnel Visual Clues to Community Identities Strategic Changes and Different Levels within the Communities Publicly Distinguishable Clues to Piety and Community Membership of Men Conclusion 3. Power and Politics: Interactions between Fields Conflict and Conformity: Fields and Players Religious Education and Imam- Hatip Schools Struggle over Authority and Activity within the Religious Field of Sunni Islam in Turkey Field Relations: The Bureaucratic Field and Community Fields The Community Fields: Mobility and Permeability Faith in the Marketplace: The Gülen, Süleymanli and Menzil Communities The Gülen Marketplace The Süleymanli Marketplace The Menzil Marketplace Conclusion 4. The Body and Space: Gendered Understandings and Practices Community Spaces and Spatial Practices Being Veiled/ Non- Veiled, Becoming Veiled: Women’s Experiences Masculinities and Femininities: In the Turkish Muslim Context and in the Faith- Inspired Communities Visibilities and Invisibilities of ‘Muslim’ Women and Men: In the Turkish Context and Community Fields Conclusion 5. Fashion and Consumption Religiously- Related Apparel From Tesettürwear to the Modest Fashion Field The Intersected and Intertwined: The Mainstream and the Modest Fashion Fields Head coverings: Habitus and Taste Regimes Trends and Trendsetters of the Modest Fashion Field Conclusion Conclusion Appendix Notes References Index