{"product_id":"religious-reform-in-the-late-ottoman-empire-institutional-change-and-the-professionalisation-of-the-ulema-paperback","title":"Religious Reform in the Late Ottoman Empire: Institutional Change and the Professionalisation of the Ulema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErhan Bektas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe influence of the ulema, the official Sunni Muslim religious scholars of the Ottoman Empire, is commonly understood to have waned in the empire's last century. Drawing upon Ottoman state archives and the institutional archives of the ulema, this study challenges this narrative, showing that the ulema underwent a process of professionalisation as part of the wider Tanzimat reforms and thereby continued to play an important role in Ottoman society. First outlining transformations in the office of the Sheikh ul-islam, the leading Ottoman Sunni Muslim cleric, the book goes on to use the archives to present a detailed portrait of the lives of individual ulema, charting their education and professional and social lives. It also includes a glossary of Turkish-Arabic vocabulary for increased clarity. Contrary to beliefs about their decline, the book shows they played a central role in the empire's efforts to centralise the state by acting as intermediaries between the government and social groups, particularly on the empire's peripheries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErhan Bektas\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of History at Üsküdar University, Turkey. He has previously published peer reviewed articles in journals such as \u003ci\u003eMiddle Eastern Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e International Journal of History Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Ottoman Legacy Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740357791840,"sku":"9780755645510","price":95.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/vk--Q-DllG9780755645510.webp?v=1778090164","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/religious-reform-in-the-late-ottoman-empire-institutional-change-and-the-professionalisation-of-the-ulema-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}