The weeping sermon: persuasion, binding and authority within the Gülen-movement

Sunier, J.T.; Şahin, Mustafa

doi:10.1080/14755610.2015.1058533

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“…Sessions end with social interaction (Alam 2019; Pahl 2019). Thijl Sunier and Mehmet Şahin (2015) and Sunier (2024) report weeping inspired by Gülen's sermons as a ritual/part of a sohbet.…”

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“…In this regard, it serves as a pedagogical tool (Geier et al 2019). Moreover, by following the same pattern in gatherings (Sunier and Şahin 2015), sohbets have also been considered a tool or space for creating habitus and a strong sense of identity (Jassal 2014;Vicini 2020;Ahmed 2013). This topic will be further elaborated in the next section.…”

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“…The sohbet progression (Alam 2019; Pahl 2019), the informal structure of the gatherings and selecting a private location (Geier et al 2019) are consistent with the previously mentioned studies on this subject. However, weeping (Sunier 2024;Sunier and Şahin 2015) or strong emotional scenes were not part of the sohbet.…”

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Sohbet (conversation) is a weekly, informal, religious-learning gathering that has been conducted by members of the Islamic Hizmet/Gülen Movement since its inception. The movement was established in Turkey in 1966 by Fethullah Gülen and his followers. It has evolved into a transnational social movement through educational, dialogical, and humanitarian aid/entrepreneurial activities. The movement was held responsible by the Turkish government for the so-called coup attempt in 2016. Tens of thousands of members fled, and the movement’s centre of gravity shifted from Turkey to the diaspora. This ethnographic research project addresses the transformations within the movement during the diaspora phase. Focusing on a female sohbet group in Helsinki, I investigate the participants’ understandings of sohbet and how the sohbet has evolved since 2016. Thematic analysis reveals three predominant themes for understanding: socialization, belonging to a community, and a quest for piety. This article illustrates that sohbet is a space for religious learning, social interactions, and affirming a shared identity that shapes the hizmet habitus. Furthermore, sohbet revitalized the hizmet habitus following the forced migration. This study contributes to the existing literature on the sohbet by investigating it post-migration. Simultaneously, it contributes to studies on religious movements and how migration affects them.

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Sohbet

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2024

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“…The majlis in Shi'ism is both the learning ground of religious stories and emotions, and the site of performing that knowledge in an embodied manner. Thijl Sunier and Mehmet Şahin (2015) have shown how emotions and performance are entangled in the case of the socalled 'weeping sermons' of the Hizmet movement. As explored in Chapter 3, these sohbets bear remarkable resemblance to the laments characterising Shi'a majalis.…”

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“…For an elaborate description and analysis of the 'Weeping sermon' , seeSunier and Şahin (2015).Thijl Sunier -978-90-04-68492-8 Downloaded from Brill.com 06/02/2024 02:54:32AM via Open Access. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0…”

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Sunier¹

2024

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Power 41 1 Introduction 41 2 What Is a Religious Broker? 46 3 Religious Brokerage in the City of Rotterdam. A Historical Case 53 4 The Emergence of Religious Brokers 61 5 The Dissolution of Religious Brokers 65 6 Conclusions 71 2 The Politics of Imam Training: The Domestication of Islam in Europe 73 1 Introduction 73 2 The Quest for Imams 78 2.1 Initial Years 79 2.2 New Developments, New Requirements 82 2.3 Training as the Political Pivot 85 3 Training Initiatives in Europe 88 4 Assessing Imam Training in Europe: What Is at Stake? 92 4.1 The Domestication of Islam: The State as a Cultural Agent 94 5 The Politics of Imam Training: Conclusions 99

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Weller

2022

Fethullah Gülen’s Teaching and Practice

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In this chapter, Weller sets out Fethullah Gülen’s early historical and contextual environments, an understanding of which he argues is necessary for understanding the book’s overall argument. While not a biography of Gülen, Weller advocates the importance of interactivity between his context and his person and teaching for understanding the changes and developments in his teaching and practice. This chapter focuses particularly on four Turkish contexts—Erzurum, Edirne, Izmir, and Istanbul—each of which corresponds with particular phases in Gülen’s and Hizmet’s development: from traditional formation in Erzurum; through secular and plural encounter in Edirne; to new creativity and differentiation from other Islamic movements in Izmir; and via withdrawal while being treated as an “enemy of the state,” followed by cosmopolitan engagement in Istanbul.

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The weeping sermon: persuasion, binding and authority within the Gülen-movement

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