Filling the Gap: Some Thoughts Regarding Women and Family İlmihals in Turkey
Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law and Practice, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.312-317, 2024 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Dergi Adı: Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law and Practice
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.312-317
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Family Catechism, Family Law, Islamic Law, Turkey, Women Catechism, İlmihal
- Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The need for religious manuals naturally emerged from the early period of Islamic law. The catechisms, which include main pillars and worships of Islam, emerged in various parts of Muslim world. The catechism literature has a long and rich history in Turkey. The early examples of such religious manuals can be seen since the foundation of the Ottoman Sultanate. The rapid expansion of the Ottoman lands and the needs of newly converted Muslims accelerated the production of the genre. It is accepted that the concept ilm-i-hal was used to refer catechisms in the Ottoman Sultanate for the first time after the 16th century with the well-known Mızraklı İlmihal. Although ilmihal literature has a well-established history in Turkey, women and family catechisms are relatively new in the genre. In fact, while the rare examples of women catechisms (Kadın İlmihali) can be seen in the late Ottoman period, family catechisms (Aile İlmihali) and a joint version, women and family catechisms (Kadın ve Aile İlmihali) are unique to the republican era. Moreover, this subgenre is rapidly growing since the 1980s hosting authors from diverse backgrounds. The present note aims to question why and how women and family catechisms are emerged and developed alongside general ilmihal literature. In paying attention to socio-political contexts, it discusses the impacts of social, cultural, legal and political conjectures. In adopting law in practical perspective, it examines the function of women and family catechisms in society. Lastly, the salient problems of this subgenre are highlighted.