GELENEK VE MODERNİZM BAĞLAMINDA İSLAM
ISLAM IN THE CONTEXT OF TRADITION AND MODERNISM

Summary/Abstract: 19th century European enlightenment’s affect the field of thought and life all over the world is named modernism. The main feature of modernism is that based on science the rationality, and on life the profane. Firstly yields of this new way of living led to criticism the form of ancient life and belief those are named tradition. Traditional values defended himself against the modernism. These values defeated one by one, was estimated that thought based on divine will be departured. And modern values will be settled in their place. However modernism although his effort, could not overcome the “divine”. many of the traditions evolved and has adapted to new life. For a while Islamic civilization naturally resisted the compelling change. But gave up from this and sought to creature unique values in the new world. Separating the modernization from the Europeanism on the one hand while trying to preserve the original values on the other hand started look for ways of keeping up with the times. Cannot be said yet the Islamic civilization in this process that wants to cherish “ancient” with “modernes” provided consensus on the discussion and reached the conclusion.

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