Islam and Music in Turkey

Harun Korkmaz; Martin Stokes

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197624883.013.19

Islam and Music in Turkey

Harun Korkmaz, Martin Stokes

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This chapter presents an overview of the field of Islamic music, listening, and sonic arts in modern Turkey, from the latter Ottoman years to the first decades of the 21st century. It describes distinctions between Mosque music (including Istanbul’s Qur’anic recitation traditions) and Tekke (Sufi lodge) music, discussing the effects of the official closure of the lodges in 1925, and subsequent efforts to preserve these repertories in notation and sound recording. The chapter goes on to explore musical distinctions and connections between Mevlevî and Alevî culture under the broad rubric of tasavvuf (Islamic mysticism) in its literary, poetic and ritual contexts (including ayin and cem). It also discusses ongoing debates about the legitimacy of sema (audition). The final section discusses religious music, media, and the “new piety” of the AKP years.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Religion in Turkey
Editors	Caroline Tee, Fabio Vicini, Philip Darrell
Publisher	Oxford Univerity Press; Oxford
Chapter	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9780197625330
ISBN (Print)	9780197624883
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197624883.013.19
Publication status	Published - 22 May 2024

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