RELIGST 3C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Religious Education, Bowler Hat, Ulama

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3C03
• Professor: Liyakat Takim

Document Summary

Kemal argued that: muslims used science previously due to qur"an that we study universe, later spirit of inquiry declined muslims stagnated, west borrowed from muslims and progressed, muslims to recover science from west. Kemal was also opposed to caliphate and sultanate. Kemal argued that people should be ruled by constitution, not by absolute dictatorship. Young turk movement ended in the 1880s by the sultan. In the early 20th century, turkey was receding and europeans were progressing into muslim lands. In first world war, turkey made the move of aligning with germany. Turkish war of liberation in 1919- by mustaka kemal. Key figure here was kemal ataturk, actual name= mustaka kemal. 1920- assembled first great national assembly elected president. Kemal ataturk established modern turkish republic supported by people. Coutner western imperialism by establishing modern secular state. For ataturk, he wanted to remove islam from public life. He thought way forward was to align with europe.