A CRITICAL VIEW OF THE EFFECT OF POPULAR CONSUMPTION CULTURE ON THE URBAN FORMS OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION Cover Image

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A CRITICAL VIEW OF THE EFFECT OF POPULAR CONSUMPTION CULTURE ON THE URBAN FORMS OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION

Author(s): Doğan Aslan
Subject(s): Islam studies, Culture and social structure , Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Islamic City; Consumption Culture; Modern City; Urban Sociology;

Summary/Abstract: Islamic civilization city forms have architectural characteristics compatible with the order of natural nature, functioning and sustainability; they are loaded with mystical and artistic images that appeal to human soul, emotions and spiritual values. The basis of its horizontal and complex plans is dominated by the belief in Islamic religious monotheism. However, the modern city plans that have emerged in Western Europe for the last two hundred years are spreading to every geography of the globe with the effect of globalization. In the beginning of modern times, these cities, which were mentioned with industry and production, were mentioned with structures serving the consumption culture for almost half a century. Islamic cities, which carry the entire splendor of the ancient culture and art of Islamic civilization and its historical legacies, have been influenced by these new structures of consumption culture. In this study, the general Islamic Islamic Cities and the effects of modern popular consumer culture on Islamic cities will be discussed. In the context of the subject, the opinions of the Western writers will be included besides the local and national literature.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 269-274
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Turkish