Political Reforms as Religious Revival: Conceptual Foundations of Tanzimat
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چکیده
Abstract Parallel to Arab Nahḍah , Ottoman modernization program is associated with the Tanzimat, a period of drastic social, political and institutional transformation. The word tanẓīmāt itself, however, merely means “regulations” or “reorganization” very little has been done in investigating conceptual ideational foundations Tanzimat reforms. question at stake here how these series reforms were justified legitimized within culture. Accordingly, this paper focuses on reform debates among bureaucrats statesmen late eighteenth early nineteenth centuries proposes concept doctrine taǧdīd (renewal) as key understanding religious reformers turn 19th century resorted centennial renewal order both criticize moral shortcomings system legitimize innovation. Within logic, reformist sultans politicians have frequently referred muǧaddid s, that restorers. This will present an account based historical writing from period. I argue was inseparable logic revival should be considered part discussed relation 18th-century Muslim revivalism which attracted growing attention last decade.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Oriente moderno
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0030-5472', '2213-8617']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/22138617-12340261