Indian History and Philosophy

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Liberal reading often posits Islamism as obverse of modernity and reason. Phil Briscoe's statement that Hitler's Mein Kampf might be kept in libraries but not the books by authors like Jamaat-e-Islami's founder's (Maududi) amply illustrates it. This article calls such an understanding into question. On the basis of my…

The non-violent, tolerant, pacifistic and humanistic manner of Mahatma Gandhi is a globally recognized fact. UNESCO’s foundation of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development is one of the best examples that support this fact. In this study, it is aimed to present “Mahatma Gandhi”, who…

• ERDEM HAREKET

The non-violent, tolerant, pacifistic and humanistic manner of Mahatma Gandhi is a globally recognized fact. UNESCO’s foundation of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development is one of the best examples that support this fact. In this study, it is aimed to present “Mahatma Gandhi”, who…

• ERDİ ERDOĞAN

This article presents biographies of three activists of the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Following 9/11, the Indian state banned SIMI for fomenting “terrorism”, “sedition” and “destroying Indian nationalism”. Of the three SIMI activists, Qasim Omar had spent 30 months in prison and Samin Patel, a US citiz…

The non-violent, tolerant, pacifistic and humanistic manner of Mahatma Gandhi is a globally recognized fact. UNESCO’s foundation of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development is one of the best examples that support this fact. In this study, it is aimed to present “Mahatma Gandhi”, who…

• HAKAN DÜNDAR

Dharma, Hinduizm’in en önemli kavramlarından biridir. Sözlükte “tutmak, kaldırmak, sürdürmek” anlamlarına gelen dhṛ kökü ve bu kökten türetilen dharma, bir kavram olarak ele alınmıştır. Böylece onun anlam çeşitliliğine değinilmiştir. Ayrıca purusha ve artha kelimelerinden oluşan purushārtha (Hindu hayatının dört temel…

• MEHMET MASATOĞLU

Divan şiiri, dil ve muhteva açısından en önemli değişime, 17 ve 18. asırlarda belirgin bir şekilde etkili olan Sebk-i Hindî tesiriyle maruz kalır. Bu üslûp her ne kadar mana ve muhteva yönleriyle araştırmacıların dikkatini çekiyorsa da, mana ve muhteva şebekeleri, yeni kullanılan dil yapıları üzerinden gerçekleşmekted…

Ister dogustan isterse sonradan elde edilmis olsa da kavram olarak liderlik icin illaki olumlu olacak diye bir dayatma soz konusu degildir. Ancak gucunu icinden alan lider, bazi durumlarda her ne kadar baskalari icin olumsuz karsilansa da, pesinden surukledigi kesim icin daima olumludur. Iste calismamizda da, lider ti…

• ERTAN BECEREN

Ister dogustan isterse sonradan elde edilmis olsa da kavram olarak liderlik icin illaki olumlu olacak diye bir dayatma soz konusu degildir. Ancak gucunu icinden alan lider, bazi durumlarda her ne kadar baskalari icin olumsuz karsilansa da, pesinden surukledigi kesim icin daima olumludur. Iste calismamizda da, lider ti…

• NESRİN GÖKBEN BECEREN

This essay critically reviews Jan-Werner Müller’s What is Populism and its application in the Indian debate to show the efficacy and limits of his exposition. It focuses on three points: elision of subjectivity of those who are targets of populism, neglect of religion as a key factor in populist mobilizations, and the…

• IRFAN AHMAD

This essay is about how Indian anthropology-sociology has historically theorized Islam and Muslims. In it, I demonstrate how anthropologists’ discourse on Islam and the majoritarian Hindu discourse on nation – Muslims being its constitutive other – dovetail into each other. Three main catalogues through which anthropo…

• IRFAN AHMAD