Ebaugh The Gülen Movement

A Sociological Analysis of a Civic Movement Rooted in Moderate Islam
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9894-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 134 Seiten

This is a book about an Islamic movement, the Gülen Movement, that is rooted in a moderate version of Islam and that promotes interfaith and intercultural dialog and global peace. Based on interviews with supporters of the movement in Turkey and in the U.S. and visits to Gülen-inspired schools, hospitals, newspapers and relief organizations, the book describes a movement that has millions of supporters in Turkey and that has spread to over 100 countries on five continents.

Helen Rose Ebaugh, professor, University of Houston, received her Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University in 1975 with specialties in organizational sociology and the sociology of religion. In addition to five research monographs and two edited books, she has published numerous articles in scholarly journals, including The American Sociological Review, Social Forces, The Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Sociological Analysis and The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. She served as president of the national Association for the Sociology of Religion, helped organize and served as the first chair of the American Sociological Association's Section on the Sociology of Religion and is past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Ebaugh received two consecutive research grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts to study religion and the new immigrants in the United States. With a major grant from the Lilly Endowment, she studied inter-faith coalitions and their provision of social services. She routinely teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the sociology of religion and the study of world religions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ebaugh, Helen Rose

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Abstract;5
2;Prologue;9
3;Contents;6
4;Introduction;12
4.1;“Moderate” Islam;13
4.2;Recent Media Attention to the Gülen Movement;14
4.3;Mr. Gülen and the Gülen Movement as a Lightning Rod;15
4.4;Theoretical Frameworks;17
4.4.1;Resource Mobilization Theory;18
4.4.2;Organizational Commitment Theory;19
4.5;Research Questions;19
4.6;Sources of Data in the Book;20
5;Islam and the State Throughout Turkish History;23
5.1;The Ottoman Empire;23
5.2;Islam and the State in Early Modern Turkey;24
5.3;The Secularism of Ataturk;25
5.4;The Multi-party System in Turkey;27
6;Fethullah Gülen: His Life, Beliefs and the Movement That He Inspires;33
6.1;The Life Story of Fethullah Gülen;33
6.1.1;His Early Years;33
6.1.2;His Early Years of Preaching;35
6.1.3;Establishing the First Educational Projects;37
6.1.4;The Establishment of Gülen-Inspired Schools;39
6.1.5;Gülen-Inspired Media Outlets;40
6.1.6;Mr. Gülen as Lightning Rod for Critics;41
6.2;Major Ideas Promoted by Mr. Gülen;43
6.2.1;Building Bridges Between Islam and the West;43
6.2.2;Education;44
6.2.3;Financing the Service Projects in the Spirit of Giving and Service;46
6.2.4;Interfaith and Intercultural Dialog;48
6.2.5;Islam Cannot Promote or Tolerate Terrorism;50
6.2.6;Relationship of State and Religion;51
6.3;Evolution of the Gülen Movement;52
6.4;Summary Overview of the Gülen Movement;55
7;Social Organization in the Movement: The Network of Local Circles;57
7.1;Structure of the Local Circles;58
7.2;Raising Money for Gülen-Inspired Projects;62
7.3;Financial Contributions;64
7.4;Motivation Driving the Financial Contributions;69
7.5;Confidence and Trust in Gülen-Inspired Projects;71
7.6;Recruitment into the Movement;72
7.7;Generating Commitment;73
8;The Turkish–Islamic Culture of Giving*;75
8.1;Major Concepts in Turkish Culture Related to Giving;80
8.1.1;Sadaka;80
8.1.2;Zekat;81
8.1.3;Kurban;84
8.1.4;Vak f;85
8.1.5;Ahi Organizations;87
8.1.6;Bereket;88
8.1.7;Komsuluk (Neighborliness);89
8.1.8;Karz-i-Hasen;90
8.2;The Gülen Movement’s Revival of Turkish–Islamic Philanthropy;90
9;The Water for the Mill: Financing of Gülen-Inspired Service Projects;92
9.1;Gülen-Inspired Institutions;93
9.1.1;Bank Asya;93
9.1.2;Samanyolu Television Station;95
9.1.2.1;Zaman Newspaper;96
9.1.3;The Journalists and Writers Foundation;98
9.1.4;Fatih University;99
9.1.5;Gülen-Inspired Hospitals;101
9.1.6;Bahar Hospital, Bursa;103
9.1.7;Educational Institutions: Dormitories and College Preparatory Courses;104
9.1.8;Educational Institutions: Gülen-Inspired Schools;106
9.1.9;Kimse Yok Mu Solidarity and Aid Association (Kimse Yok Mu);110
9.2;Patterns Within Gülen-Inspired Institutions;112
9.2.1;Original Inspiration;112
9.2.2;Permeating Ideas;113
9.2.3;Commitment of Personnel;114
9.2.4;Financial Support;115
9.2.5;Quality Institutions;115
10;Summary;117
10.1;Research Findings;118
11;Appendix: Voices of the Critics;122
11.1;Fear of an Islamic State;122
11.2;Gülen as an Agent of the U.S. Government;124
11.3;Brainwashing of Poor, Illiterate People;126
11.4;Taking Turkey Backwards in Its Move Toward Modernization;126
11.5;The Gülen Movement Supports Only Its Own People;128
11.6;The Movement as a Secret Society or Sect;129
11.7;Further Evidence;129
11.8;Integration Into Society (as Opposed to Isolation);130
11.9;Authoritarian Control;131
11.10;Visibility/Transparency;132
11.11;Modernization (Versus Rejection of Science in Favor of Traditional Values);133
11.12;Nonviolence;134
11.13;References;136