Çiğdem Buğdaycı
Biographic Data
| ID | 4121124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Çiğdem Buğdaycı |
| GIVEN NAMES | Çiğdem |
| FAMILY NAME | Buğdaycı |
| SIGNATURE | BUĞDAYCI Ç |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bogaziçi University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5467-3564 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Medicalization of Sufism: The discourse of psychiatry, psychopathology, and secularity in Karay’s Kadınlar Tekkesi
This article examines the complex relationship between Sufism, secularity, and psychiatry through Refik Halid Karay’s 1956 novel, Kadınlar Tekkesi (Women’s Lodge). The article argues that Kadınlar Tekkesi recontextualizes Sufism by medicalizing and pathologizing it through psychiatry and psychopathology. This analysis draws upon discourse analysis and Michel Foucault’s exploration of abnormality and power dynamics. The article contends that this …
The Dead who Remain Alive: Saint Tombs between Memory and History
This article examines the political and ontological significance of sacred space in Turkey surrounding Muslim saint tombs in light of secularizing policies implemented during the twentieth century. To draw a genealogy of the practice of veneration of Muslim saints, I focus on the tomb of Eyüp Sultan, which traditionally served as both a political center and a pilgrimage site in the Ottoman Empire. I analyze how sainthood is viewed as a form of su…
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The Dead who Remain Alive: Saint Tombs between Memory and History
This article examines the political and ontological significance of sacred space in Turkey surrounding Muslim saint tombs in light of secularizing policies implemented during the twentieth century. To draw a genealogy of the practice of veneration of Muslim saints, I focus on the tomb of Eyüp Sultan, which traditionally served as both a political center and a pilgrimage site in the Ottoman Empire. I analyze how sainthood is viewed as a form of su…
Medicalization of Sufism: The discourse of psychiatry, psychopathology, and secularity in Karay’s Kadınlar Tekkesi
This article examines the complex relationship between Sufism, secularity, and psychiatry through Refik Halid Karay’s 1956 novel, Kadınlar Tekkesi (Women’s Lodge). The article argues that Kadınlar Tekkesi recontextualizes Sufism by medicalizing and pathologizing it through psychiatry and psychopathology. This analysis draws upon discourse analysis and Michel Foucault’s exploration of abnormality and power dynamics. The article contends that this …
Islam (2 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies (1 works) · Families in Therapy and Culture (1 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (1 works) · Islamic Thought and Society Studies (1 works) · Medicalization (1 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (1 works) · Philosophy (1 works)