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Islamic orthodoxy among the Ottomans in the seventeenth century with special reference to the Qadi-Zade movement

This thesis treats in depth a hitherto little-known
religious movement of seventeenth century Ottoman history,
the Qädi-zäde movement. For its analysis, this study
draws both on primary sources written in Arabic and Ottoman
Turkish by the actual participants in this controversy and
also on contemporary and near-contemporary historians who
discuss the Qädi-zäde movement.

The first chapter offers a historical background to
the movement and deals with relevant aspects of Ottoman
society in the seventeenth century, paying particular
attention to the moral and religious decline which had
taken place. The second chapter presents a general account
of the Ottoman 'ulamä' and their role in the Ottoman state,
with special reference to the seventeenth century. The
third chapter is devoted to an analysis of Ottoman Sufism
and its place in the seventeenth century Ottoman society.

The fourth chapter discusses the origins of the Qädizäde
movement and provides biographies of the movement's
first leader and of his opponent, Siwäsi.

In the fifth chapter, an analysis of the second phase
of the controversy is given and later leaders of the
movement are discussed, whilst the sixth chapter deals
with the third and final period of the movement and its
aftermath and influence.

The seventh chapter covers in depth the controversial
issues which formed the intellectual basis of the dispute
between the Qädi-zädelis and their opponents, the Sufis.

The eighth chapter serves as a conclusion which
offers an evaluation of the Qädi-zäde movement in the
context of seventeenth century Ottoman society and discusses
its implications for the long standing question of the
definition of Islamic orthodoxy

Ozturk, Necati

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Islamic orthodoxy among the Ottomans in the seventeenth century with special reference to the Qadi-Zade movement

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