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and thematic approach informed by the vast literature on Islamist social movements would enable him to address broader questions. For instance, unlike many other Islamist movements elsewhere, the Kurdish Hizbullah has remained under the shadow of the Kurdish nationalist movement and its mass mobilization capacity has remained limited. Kurt seems to suggest that its extreme forms of violence played a role in tarnishing its reputation and curbing its appeal, but he does not address this puzzling situation directly. Kurdish Hizbullah in Turkey is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on religious nationalism in Turkey. One of its main strengths is its analysis of Hizbullah’s ideological and social practices, as narrated by its former and current affiliates. It will remain a point of reference for scholars of Kurdish and Islamist politics in Turkey.