Table of Contents
Note to the Reader ix
Introduction 1
The Sandzakli Household 7
Hosgeldiniz - Hos Bulduk 10
Acculturation 12
Language 14
Sandzak: The Region from Which Büyükanne and Büyükbaba Emigrated 15
Religion 17
1 Muhajirin 19
Is Turkey a Muslim Country? 27
A Meeting of Muhajirin 33
Is Turkey a Muhajir Country? 42
Muhajirin in Islamic Teaching 46
Merhamet as the Compassion of Muslims 48
Muslimhood in the Neighbourhood 50
The Politics of Compassion 56
2 Rahman's Business and Abla's Illness 58
The Crisis in Turkey 61
The Crises in the Sandzakli Household 62
The Business of Rahman's Enterprise 67
Talk in the Shop 70
The Worth of Industriousness 75
Belief in Curses 78
Envy, Not Jealousy 80
Seeing through Envy 84
Abla Had Cancer 86
3 'Let It Not Be Called!' 88
Is the Abla Who Cleaned, a Clean Woman? 90
Morning Tea at Arminka's 92
Moving from Homeland to Homeland 93
Of Not Calling the C Word 98
Q & A 102
Arminka and Her Mother Reveal They Ate Not to Blame 107
Mixed Emotions 109
4 Beliefs of a Faith Healer 111
Coffee and Crescents 114
Seeing through Islam 115
Eyüp Sultan Mosque 118
Efendinica Tells Us the History of the World 119
The Migration 123
Ritual of Faith Healing 127
The Social Work of a Faith Healer 130
5 Visiting Nationalists 134
A Metaphorist Nationalist 137
Language in a Village 143
Language out of the Village 145
Numbers 147
The Tone of a Nationalist 150
Conclusion 156
Explaining the Circumstances of Another's Life 157
Notes 163
Bibliography 179
Index 189
