JOACHIM WACH’IN RELIGIONSWISSENSCHAFT ÇERÇEVESİNDE İSLAM DİNİNE YAKLAŞIMI

Joachim Wach kendi Religionswissenschaft anlayışı kapsamında pek çok farklı dinî geleneğin yanı sıra İslamiyet’i de anlamaya çalışmıştır. Wach’ın kitaplarında ve yayımlanmamış ders notlarında İslam dininden bahsederken başlıca üç mevzu dikkat çekmektedir: Birincisi, Hıristiyan bir topluluğa İslam’ı anlatırken kullandığı dikotomi ve mukayeseler; ikincisi, Hz. Muhammed’i bir din kurucusu ve siyasi lider olarak tasvir edişi; üçüncüsü, İslam dini hakkında dayandığı kaynaklar. Wach’ın bu üç kalemde ortaya koyduğu yaklaşımlarından hareketle İslamiyet’i tanıtırken zamanının indirgemeci oryantalist anlayışını yansıttığı ortaya çıkmaktadır. Religionswissenschaft’ın içeriği ve metotlarının postmodern eleştiriye maruz kalıp yeniden yapılandırıldığı günümüzde Türk akademisinin hala Joachim Wach’ın tanım ve yönergesine bağlı kalması onun da köklü bir değişim zamanının geldiğini göstermektedir.

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Joachim Wach, Religionswissenschaft, oryantalizm, Joahim Wach yazmaları, dikotomi ve mukayese

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Joahim Wach’s Approach to Islam within Religionswissenschaft Among various other religious traditions Joachim Wach sought to understand Islam within his own approach of Religionswissenschaft. There are three basic issues that attract attention when Joac-‐‑him Wach talks about Islam: First is the dichotomy and comparison he employs when he teaches Islam to a Christian audience. Second is his depiction of the Prophet Muhammad as the founder of a religion and as a political leader. Third is the sources Wach is dependent upon when he relates Islam. Based upon these three instances of Wach’s attitude, we may conclude that he reflects the contemporary reductionist and orientalist approach towards Islam. Recently, the nature and methods of Religionswis-‐‑senschaft has been subject to postmodern critique and it is being reconstructed accordingly. It is also vital for the Turkish academia, who still adheres to the definition and guidelines of Jocahim Wach, to reconsider its approach to Religionswissenschaft.

Keywords:

Joachim Wach, Religionswissenschaft, orientalism, Joahim Wach papers, dichotomy and comparison. ,

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