Kapitalizmin gelişimi ve etkinliğinin artmasıyla mal ve hizmetlerin üretim kapasitesinde önemli bir artış olmuş; bu kapasite artışı tüketimi ve tüketim kültürünü dayatmıştır. İslami sermaye; Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi’nin 2002 yılında genel seçimleri kazanmasının ardından, neo-l…
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This dissertation presents the first extensive study in English of the eschatological and esoteric apocalypse titled The Tree of Nuʿmān Concerning the Ottoman Empire (al-Šağarah al-nu‘māniyya fī al-dawlah al-‘uthmāniyyah). This work is a revelatory vision (ra’aynā fı̄-l-mustaqbal…
This dissertation outlines the literature and processes used to create the self-MADE Group, a group therapy intervention designed specifically for college-aged, first generation, Muslim-American men who may potentially be at risk for future maladaptive behaviors. The acronym MAD…
Much work has been done on the subject of ethics in Islam and Buddhism. However, the primary texts in Islam and Buddhism lack a theory of moral philosophy that systematically and critically analyzes the moral teachings. My dissertation attempts to find underlying moral principle…
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1111- 1058) occupies an important position in Islamic intellectual history. He is considered to be the “renewer” (mujaddid) of the 5th century of the Islamic calendar. His works have been studied from various perspectives, but not in terms of modern critica…
This thesis analyzes the legacy of the Halveti-Jerrahi sheikh, Muzaffer Ozak, in North America. Following his death, the Order was split into the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Order and the Jerrahi Order of America, with the former reflecting a more “universalistic” orientation, and the lat…
This Master’s thesis explores the major Sufi and Shia scholars’ views of Iblīs – one of the two Qur’anic names for the Devil – views rooted in the traditional and orthodox Islamic understandings of the fall of Iblīs and the Ḥallājian-Sufi tradition built around the defense of Ib…
Fear of victimization is different than actual victimization but has real consequences for individuals’ behaviors and attitudes. Research on fear of victimization in the United States has typically emphasized individuals’ own fears of experiencing violent, sexual, and property c…
Leaders in U.S. faith-based schools are tasked with meeting a variety of expectations concerning student growth, including academic achievement, religious identity, and more general character formation. This qualitative study examines the perspectives of administrative leaders i…
Sufism, iḥsān, or tazkiyah are terms referring to the spiritual dimension of Islam. Islam consists of creed, law, and a spiritual and/or character building and ethical component. The spiritual, character building and ethical component deals with the state of the heart and how to…
Based on observational fieldwork and interviews carried out in Boston in ten Islamic community centers and mosques, supplemented by archival research in Suffolk County court records and surveys of relevant literature, this ethnography investigates how various communities and sec…
17. yüzyıldan bu yana var olagelen deizme kültürden kültüre farklı tanımlamalar ve yüklemeler yapılmıştır. Batı dünyasında aydınlanma ile başlayan seküler (dünyevi) bir algı olarak ortaya çıkarken bu tanımın İslam dünyasındaki karşılığı Tanrı'nın varlığını ve alemin ilk sebebi o…
This study argues that the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, served as a key connective node in the early modern world which served as a site of encounter between both pilgrims and empires constructing new and contested notions of imperial power and crafting both communities…
This work examines the theological and Christological pronouncements in the Qur’ān in order to identify the Christian theological beliefs that are being addressed from among the wide spectrum of orthodox and heterodox theological constructions about God and Christ appearing in h…
It seems like an obviously true claim that people can reasonably disagree. But we should wonder whether it is rational for people to continue to believe what they believe knowing that what they believe is controversial. Under normal circumstances, this question can be satisfacto…
In theory, all that are involved in same-sex practices in Islam based on the common and mainstream interpretation of the story of the people of Lut are treated the same. In reality, however, and in the Arab world today, the penetrated and penetrator are not equally abnormal and …
The Qur’anic concept of ittiba’ – usually rendered as followership- is one of the core themes in the sacred book. Applying the methodology developed by Toshihiko Izutsu, this study conducts a semantic analysis of the concept of ittiba’ and it is use in the Qur’anic discourse. Th…
Muslim American youths are often confronted by negative stereotypes of their religion in the United States, making the process of religious identity formation for this group especially complicated. This dissertation explores the religious identity development of Muslim American …