Religious University Youth in Istanbul Between Two Worlds

"...Sometimes I think they believe we are from space; with their looks, their words and their prejudiced attitudes towards us..."

"You can immediately distinguish people with the same way of thinking, lifestyle and level of religiosity in very large crowds. In fact, you do not need such concrete appearances or symbolic tools. You can understand this immediately with the first eye contact, greeting or even a single word."

"...we know what you know and even more. So, do you know about us, our belief, our religious knowledge?"

Özlem Avcı had a direct or indirect connection with a religious community or sect; His in-depth interviews with 60 university students, most of whom continue this relationship, draw a serious portrait of religious university youth in Turkey: From the social environment in which they grew up to their family structure, from their sources of religious information to their way of interpreting religion, from their use of socialization spaces to their cultural environment, from their political attitudes to their views on the headscarf, From his evaluations of the consumer society to his connections with communities and religious groups…

Between Two Worlds, which presents modernity and tradition, religiosity and secularism, being the "other" and "othering", as well as the tensions seen both within themselves and between religious groups, with a theoretical background, sheds light on the lifestyles, life perceptions and future expectations of religious university youth. holding.



Number of Pages: 288

Year of Printing: 2012


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2012

Language Turkish