Shari'a in the secular state : evolving meanings of Islamic jurisprudence in Turkey / by Russell Powell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Religion in context -- Religion as the metaphysical or theological -- Psychological definitions of religion -- Religion as the social -- Religion and politics: Boundaries and interactions -- Religion and politics: The dynamic of competition -- The role of secularism -- 2. Historical meanings of Shari'a -- Classical tradition and fiqh -- The classical tradition of Ottoman jurisprudence -- Range of modern approaches -- Conclusion -- 3. Landscapes of popular religion in Turkey -- Sources of influence in Turkish popular religion -- Education -- Religious organizations -- Religious leaders -- The media -- Conclusion -- 4. Turkish secularism -- Historiography -- Social science considering law and religion in Turkey -- Empirical studies considering preferences regarding Shari'a -- 5. Descriptive analysis of data -- Preference for Shari'a -- Religion -- What is Shari'a? -- Shari'a process -- Shari'a rules -- Methodological approaches to Shari'a.

Contents note continued: Analysis of significant correlations in survey data -- Linear regression and crosstab analysis -- Binary logistic regression model -- Conclusion -- 6. Analysis of qualitative interviews -- University educated -- High school educated -- Primary school education or less -- Reflections on the survey group of interviews -- Hizmet/Gulen-affiliated participants -- 7. Influences in the formation of views toward Shari'a -- Ekrem -- Dilek -- Yusuf -- Elif -- Halil -- Altan -- Fatma -- Hakan -- Ahmet -- Sevgi -- Seda -- Melek -- Zeynep -- Emir -- Nergis -- Hizmet/Gulen-affiliated participants -- Observations.