Yoga  in  Islamic  Environments  I    

Yoga  Prac3ce  in  Contemporary  Turkey:  Poli3cal  and  Islamic  Posi3ons  

 Dr.  Aysuda  Kölemen  

 

(Istanbul  Kemerburgaz  University,  Istanbul)    

Montag,  22.  Juni  2015,  18:15-‐19:30  Uhr,  KWZ  Raum  0.602        

Veranstaltung:  ReligionswissenschaQ,  Philosophische  Fakultät    

The  Turkish  Muslim  community  developed  divergent  and  shiCing  views  on  yoga  pracEce  in  recent  years  as  a  reacEon  to  the  increasing  popularity  of  the  pracEce.  The  presentaEon  will  examine  three  posiEons:  the  posiEon  that  deems  yoga  acceptable  as  long  as  it  remains  a  sports  acEvity,  that  even  the  purely  physical  aspects  of  yoga  can  become  an  avenue  for  luring  Muslims  to  the  hereEcal  spirituality  of  yoga,  and  finally  that  its  spirituality  is  compaEble  with  the  teachings  of  the  Quran.  While  these  facEons  mostly  agree  on  what  yoga  is  and  which  spiritual  elements  it  entails,  they  proceed  to  draw  conflicEng  conclusions  regarding  the  compaEbility  of  yoga  with  Islam.