Review: Cinar, Modernity, Islam, and secularism in Turkey: bodies, places, and time (original) (raw)

This review discusses the work by Çınar that critiques the intersection of modernity, Islam, and secularism in Turkey, particularly focusing on the representation of the female body and public spaces as sites of contestation between Kemalist and Islamist ideologies. It highlights how young veiled women challenge Kemalist secularist narratives, while also providing a comparative analysis of Ankara and Istanbul as embodiments of competing Turkish nationhood myths. Though methodologically coherent, the review notes potential oversimplifications in the dichotomy of Islamist and Kemalist perspectives and highlights the book's significance for understanding the complexities of Turkish nationalism and secularism.