Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman (2013) Turkey, the melting Pot of the West and East: an evaluation of the benefits of Western and Eastern civilizations for this adaptive nation. International Journal Advances in Social Science and Humanities, 1 (1). pp. 41-51. ISSN 2347-7474
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Abstract
This paper is about the historical absorption of quality culture from Islam and secular ways. Turkey is located in a very strategic position between east and west. In the Ottoman empire time it was able to absorb the quality culture to split Islam but when the empire declines it is able to absorb the quality of the western civilization. This research covers the historical development of Turkey acquiring the quality of other civilizations.
Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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Additional Information: | 4626/35329 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Turkey, civilization, assimilation, culture |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP173 Islamic sociology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM435 History of sociology. History of sociological theory. School of sociology |
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion |
Depositing User: | Aassociate Professor Osman Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng |
Date Deposited: | 05 Feb 2014 10:37 |
Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2014 18:27 |
URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/35329 |
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