The Sociology of Idolism in the Pre-Islamic Arab Belief Climate

Name: The Sociology of Idolism in the Pre-Islamic Arab Belief Climate
Author: DOĞAN, Metin

Title	The Sociology of Idolism in the Pre-Islamic Arab Belief Climate
Author	DOĞAN, Metin
Publication Place	Motif Publishing - Motif Publishing
Subject	Religious studies, 2021-12, Vol.24 (61), p.459-488
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Leitir Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 1301-966X, DOI: 10.15745/da.978871
Record ID	cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d9488a01ff574b768d009bef797642bb
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	Many societies have had different tendencies in terms of belief throughout the historical process. The aim of this article is to look in general terms at whether the types of society, including the Arabs within the pre-Islamic tribal and clan structure, experienced systems such as totemism, fetishism, naturism and animism in different forms and time periods. Likewise, it aims to examine the pre-Islamic Arabs, the characteristics that distinguish them from other types of society, and the monotheistic religions and paganism they have experienced since ancient times. In our research, it has been concluded that the perception of monotheistic religion, the last representative of which was "Hanifism" until Islam, had penetrated into the religious experiences of the pre-Islamic Arabs to the extent that it deeply affected their lifestyles, and therefore, the idolatry of the pre-Islamic Arabs was never independent of the degeneration of the monotheistic religion, as in the case of Hanifism. At the same time, Hanif shared the fate of the ancient divine religions and faced the pressure of idolatry before the phenomenon of community could be realized, that is, before the Hanif religious experience could be shared with its social dimension by its believers. However, the limited historical data regarding the religious experience of both pagan worship and Hanifism is a problematic issue and one of the difficulties of research. Another issue we question in our study is that the idolatry of the pagan Arabs cannot be seen as different forms of worship that only worship idols and symbolize the show of servitude to them. As a matter of fact, these idols are concretized as symbols on earth of a pantheon of gods, including "the supreme being Allah", as well as demons, angels and other abstract beings. At the same time, because they were divine beings, they were expected to perform any task that would be requested from a god. In this sense, idols are functional and they are given responsibility in every aspect, from carrying out daily routine tasks to meeting individual and social needs, from being a source of healing to their function as a means of communication with the supreme being. Many societies have had different tendencies in terms of belief in the historical process. The purpose of this article is to look in general terms whether the types of society, including the Arabs, in the pre-Islamic tribe and clan structuring, have experienced systems such as totemism, fetishism, naturism and animism in different forms and time periods. Likewise, it is to examine the pre-Islamic Arabs, the features that distinguish them from other types of society, and their monotheistic religions and paganism that they have lived since ancient times. In our research, it was concluded that the perception of a monotheistic religion, the last representative of which was "hanif" until Islam, had spread to such an extent that it had a profound influence on the religious experiences of pre-Islamic Arabs, and therefore, the idolatry of the pre-Islamic Arabs was never independent of the degeneration of the monotheistic religion, as in Hanif. has been reached. At the same time, Hanif thought also shared the fate of ancient divine religions, and faced the pressure of paganism before the phenomenon of communion could be realized, that is, before the religious experience of Hanif could be shared by its believers with its social dimension. However, the limited historical data on both pagan worship and Hanif's religious experience is one of the difficulties of the research as a problematic issue. Another issue we question in our study is that the idolatry of the pagan Arabs who cannot be seen as different forms of worship that only worship the idol and symbolize the show of servitude to him. As a matter of fact, these idols are embodied on earth as symbols of a pantheon of gods that includes "the supreme being Allah", jinn, angels and other abstract beings. Naturally, they are also powerful and should be respected, worshiped, sacrificed, inshort, worshiped as representatives of the gods. At the same time, since they are divine beings, they are expected to fulfill any task required of a god.
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The Sociology of Idolism in the Pre-Islamic Arab Belief Climate

Author DOĞAN, Metin

Publication Place Motif Publishing - Motif Publishing

Subject Religious studies, 2021-12, Vol.24 (61), p.459-488

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Leitir Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 1301-966X, DOI: 10.15745/da.978871

Record ID cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_d9488a01ff574b768d009bef797642bb

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes Many societies have had different tendencies in terms of belief throughout the historical process. The aim of this article is to look in general terms at whether the types of society, including the Arabs within the pre-Islamic tribal and clan structure, experienced systems such as totemism, fetishism, naturism and animism in different forms and time periods. Likewise, it aims to examine the pre-Islamic Arabs, the characteristics that distinguish them from other types of society, and the monotheistic religions and paganism they have experienced since ancient times. In our research, it has been concluded that the perception of monotheistic religion, the last representative of which was "Hanifism" until Islam, had penetrated into the religious experiences of the pre-Islamic Arabs to the extent that it deeply affected their lifestyles, and therefore, the idolatry of the pre-Islamic Arabs was never independent of the degeneration of the monotheistic religion, as in the case of Hanifism. At the same time, Hanif shared the fate of the ancient divine religions and faced the pressure of idolatry before the phenomenon of community could be realized, that is, before the Hanif religious experience could be shared with its social dimension by its believers. However, the limited historical data regarding the religious experience of both pagan worship and Hanifism is a problematic issue and one of the difficulties of research. Another issue we question in our study is that the idolatry of the pagan Arabs cannot be seen as different forms of worship that only worship idols and symbolize the show of servitude to them. As a matter of fact, these idols are concretized as symbols on earth of a pantheon of gods, including "the supreme being Allah", as well as demons, angels and other abstract beings. At the same time, because they were divine beings, they were expected to perform any task that would be requested from a god. In this sense, idols are functional and they are given responsibility in every aspect, from carrying out daily routine tasks to meeting individual and social needs, from being a source of healing to their function as a means of communication with the supreme being. Many societies have had different tendencies in terms of belief in the historical process. The purpose of this article is to look in general terms whether the types of society, including the Arabs, in the pre-Islamic tribe and clan structuring, have experienced systems such as totemism, fetishism, naturism and animism in different forms and time periods. Likewise, it is to examine the pre-Islamic Arabs, the features that distinguish them from other types of society, and their monotheistic religions and paganism that they have lived since ancient times. In our research, it was concluded that the perception of a monotheistic religion, the last representative of which was "hanif" until Islam, had spread to such an extent that it had a profound influence on the religious experiences of pre-Islamic Arabs, and therefore, the idolatry of the pre-Islamic Arabs was never independent of the degeneration of the monotheistic religion, as in Hanif. has been reached. At the same time, Hanif thought also shared the fate of ancient divine religions, and faced the pressure of paganism before the phenomenon of communion could be realized, that is, before the religious experience of Hanif could be shared by its believers with its social dimension. However, the limited historical data on both pagan worship and Hanif's religious experience is one of the difficulties of the research as a problematic issue. Another issue we question in our study is that the idolatry of the pagan Arabs who cannot be seen as different forms of worship that only worship the idol and symbolize the show of servitude to him. As a matter of fact, these idols are embodied on earth as symbols of a pantheon of gods that includes "the supreme being Allah", jinn, angels and other abstract beings. Naturally, they are also powerful and should be respected, worshiped, sacrificed, inshort, worshiped as representatives of the gods. At the same time, since they are divine beings, they are expected to fulfill any task required of a god.

Detaylı Başlık İslam Öncesi Arap İnanç İkliminde Putçuluğun Toplumbilimselliği