Turkish Mosques in Britain as a Religious Socialization Agent
Turkish Mosques in Britain as a Religious Socialization Agent

Author(s): Elif Büşra Kocalan, Yakup Çoştu
Subject(s): Architecture, Geography, Regional studies, Recent History (1900 till today), Islam studies, Social development, Migration Studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: UK; Great Britain; Turkey; mosques; migration; socialization agent;
Summary/Abstract: A mosque, as a religious place, is one of the constituent institutions of social structure of Muslim society. It is not only a place where religious practices are carried out by participants, but it also has a significant role in the formation of their Islamic identity, and in creation and preservation of sacred memory of the community.

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