Religious Developments in Modern Islam and the 16th Century Europe: A Comparative Study

Subject Areas : Christianity

بهروز حدادی ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2012-07-04 Accepted : 2012-09-19 Published : 2011-09-23

Keywords: Islam, Europe, religious developments, religious authority, Tradition, Modernism,

Abstract :

Religious developments in different societies– due to the similarities insome basic principles– follow a common pattern. However we couldnot claim that, in this respect, societies are completely the same. In thisarticle, religious developments in modern Islam and in the 16th centuryEurope are analyzed. Their main similarities are as follows: carefulattention to the essence and reality of religion, disputation overauthority and the role of tradition, the importance of purity andrejection of philosophical and modern ideas, and paying attention to thehereafter and the final salvation.