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Are cinema, TV and football recommended for Muslims? The Millî Görüş movement's view on popular culture.
- Source :
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Middle Eastern Studies . Jul2024, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p663-678. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This article charts changes in the views towards popular culture of the most prominent Turkish-Islamist movement that operated in the late twentieth century, the Millî Görüş ('The National Outlook'), a movement that altered Turkey's history and brought up its current Islamist leader – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Through a unique and intensive analysis of Millî Görüş texts and documents, the article follows significant changes in Millî Görüş discourse regarding three forms of popular culture – cinema, television, and spectator sports – from the 1970s – when these forms of popular culture were warned against – to the 1990s – when the movement recommended engaging with such culture. This article argues that these changes reflect a greater change in the movement's views on how Muslims should live their lives. Lastly, the paper suggests these changes may have occurred due to three main reasons: (1) deciding strategically to not resist the growing availability and appeal of popular culture; (2) the movement's wish to win the Turkish elections, which required them to appeal also to less pious Turks, and (3) the gradual appearance of alternative, 'Islamic' popular culture in Turkey – one which the Millî Görüş felt comfortable to promote. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MUSLIMS
*MOTION pictures
*POPULAR culture
*ISLAM & politics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00263206
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177713665
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2023.2249831