Şark medreselerinde toplumsal cinsiyet anlayışı: Diyarbakır seydaları üzerinden betimsel bir analiz

Madrasahs located in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions of Turkey have operated as centers of traditional religious thought for centuries. Although these institutions do not have an official status nowadays, they have maintained their influence in the region and have appealed to a wide social sector. The basic religious authority in these institutions are seydas who are respected and guide society in some fields. The religious understanding of Seydas and their approaches to certain issues related to religion allow us to determine the general attitude of the people in the context of related issues. Therefore, in this study, seydas are selected as a sample group. The main theme of the study is the relationship between gender and religion. This theme, which is one of the most debated issues in contemporary Islamic thought, is also one of the main interests of the sociology of religion. The points reflected in this study are the findings of a study focusing on the relationship between gender and religion through the seydas of Diyarbakir from the point of view of the sociology of religion. In the research, a qualitative research method was followed in the process of data collection and a descriptive technique was adopted in order to reveal the results and present them. © 2019 Ankara Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi. All rights reserved.