Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in Twentieth-Century Istanbul

Timur Hammond's book "Placing Islam" explores how individuals and groups articulated connections among people, places, traditions, and histories to make a place defined by powerful continuities and dynamic relationships to the city and wider world. It offers a rich account of urban religion in Istanbul and reconsiders how we understand the changing cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 262 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2023
Publisher: University of California Press

For countless centuries, the Mosque of Eyüp Sultan has held a revered status as a pilgrimage site in Istanbul, primarily owing to the presence entombed within its tomb: Halid bin Zeyd Ebû Eyûb el-Ensârî, a revered Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. However, Timur Hammond contends in his book, Placing Islam, that the geography of Islam extends far beyond this singular focus. Drawing upon practices of storytelling and architectural endeavors spanning from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Hammond presents a compelling argument that the creation of a place of Islam involves a complex interplay of connections among individuals, places, traditions, and histories. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of urban religion in Istanbul, presenting a valuable opportunity to reevaluate our understanding of the evolving cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond.

The Mosque of Eyüp Sultan has been a pilgrimage site in Istanbul for centuries, owing to the presence of Halid bin Zeyd Ebû Eyûb el-Ensârî, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. However, Timur Hammond argues in his book, Placing Islam, that the geography of Islam extends far beyond this singular focus. Drawing upon practices of storytelling and architectural endeavors spanning from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Hammond presents a compelling argument that the creation of a place of Islam involves a complex interplay of connections among individuals, places, traditions, and histories. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of urban religion in Istanbul, presenting a valuable opportunity to reevaluate our understanding of the evolving cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond.

The Mosque of Eyüp Sultan has been a pilgrimage site in Istanbul for centuries, owing to the presence of Halid bin Zeyd Ebû Eyûb el-Ensârî, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. However, Timur Hammond argues in his book, Placing Islam, that the geography of Islam extends far beyond this singular focus. Drawing upon practices of storytelling and architectural endeavors spanning from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Hammond presents a compelling argument that the creation of a place of Islam involves a complex interplay of connections among individuals, places, traditions, and histories. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of urban religion in Istanbul, presenting a valuable opportunity to reevaluate our understanding of the evolving cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond.

The Mosque of Eyüp Sultan has been a pilgrimage site in Istanbul for centuries, owing to the presence of Halid bin Zeyd Ebû Eyûb el-Ensârî, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad. However, Timur Hammond argues in his book, Placing Islam, that the geography of Islam extends far beyond this singular focus. Drawing upon practices of storytelling and architectural endeavors spanning from the final years of the Ottoman Empire to the early 2010s, Hammond presents a compelling argument that the creation of a place of Islam involves a complex interplay of connections among individuals, places, traditions, and histories. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of urban religion in Istanbul, presenting a valuable opportunity to reevaluate our understanding of the evolving cultures of Islam in Turkey and beyond.

Weight: 430g
Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520387430