HAC YAPAN KİŞİLERİN HACDAN SONRAKİ DİNİ TUTUMLARI

Year 2006, Volume: 8 Issue: 14, 1 - 23, 15.12.2006

Ahmet Onay

Abstract

This survey is a part of a research project named “Hajj and Religiosity” which is continuedmore than about three years. This paper investigates Turkish pilgrims' orientationstowards religious matters such as daily prayers, sins and kindness, about one andhalf year after they make hajj. Measurement instruments of this survey were posted to2290 pilgrims throughout 81 cities in Turkey. Overall findings show that pilgrims havea high orientation towards religious matter than the rest of society. Considering demographicvariables, pilgrims who had an academic carrier found the least oriented towardsreligious matters. A negative significant relationship was observed between levelof religiosity and the number of hajj they made.

Keywords

Tutum, dindarlık, hacı, hacc

Pilgrims’ Orientations Towards Religious Matters After Hajj

Abstract

This survey is a part of a research project named “Hajj and Religiosity”
which is continuedmore than about three years. This paper investigates
Turkish pilgrims' orientationstowards religious matters such as daily
prayers, sins and kindness, about one andhalf year after they make hajj.
Measurement instruments of this survey were posted to2290 pilgrims
throughout 81 cities in Turkey. Overall findings show that pilgrims
havea high orientation towards religious matter than the rest of
society. Considering demographicvariables, pilgrims who had an academic
carrier found the least oriented towardsreligious matters. A negative
significant relationship was observed between levelof religiosity and
the number of hajj they made.

Keywords

Orientation, religiosity, pilgrim, hajj.

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