Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
HITIT UNIVERSITESI ILAHIYAT FAKULTESI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF DIVINITY FACULTY OF HITIT UNIVERSITY, cilt.7, sa.13, ss.113-128, 2008 (ESCI)
Obeisance concept which has an important place in Islamic political tradition means to promise to be loyal to the selected as a result of legal political participation in the socio- political meaning. In this article, the reason for obeisance practice to come into question, its meaning, the way it is taken and its function for Umayyad political power is examined. In this context, the following are identified: Obeisance is seen as a tool to give "religious and political legitimation" to Umayyad power that was being criticized for the way of its establishment, structure and operation. In this period, "admittance of appointed caliph and promising over absolute obedience to him" meaning is given to obeisance concept. The way obeisance is taken is an extension of the meaning and function given. According to this, an obeisance taken before all the fundamental conditions for obeisance like determinative feature of public freewill made obeisance limited to formal official ceremonies which are far away from its essence.