« » »Description: » »Turkish Metal » » journeys deep into the heart of the Turkish heavy metal scene, uncovering the emergence, evolution, and especially the social implications of this controversial musical genre in a Muslim society. The book applies the approach of ‘thick description’ in order to study social and cultural change in a Muslim society that is stricken with conflict over the, by turns, religious or secular nature of the state. « »Turkish Metal » » explores how Turkish metalheads, against all odds, manage to successfully claim public spaces of their own, thereby transforming the public face of the city. The book raises the question of how and why the young dare to rebel against the prevalent social and moral restrictions in Turkish society
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