TARİHSEL VE TEOLOJİK AÇILARDAN KADININ ÖRTÜNMESİ SORUNU
Authors : Bedriye Özçelik Yılmaz
Pages : 329-346
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Publication Date : 2009-11-30
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :The tradition of woman’s veiling including headscarf bases upon along his tory. In ancient civilizations, for example in Middle Assyria, a written law was in force that oblige free woman to veil and slaves to unveil. Jewish and Christian tradition has followed similar practices. Additively Woman’s vei ling has symbolized the obedience to God and man in Christian tradition. According to statements of Quran, woman who have to be veiled is free women and Quran does not assign an additive meaning to veiling such as obedience to man. Headscarf, symbolizes that a women is free (esteemed) and gives her a social statue and implies her privacy.Keywords : hermeneutics, descriptive method, veiling, headscarf, freedom, classical hermeneutics, textual criticism, historical context, the reason of existence of the verses of the Quran.