Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
BILIMNAME, cilt.37, sa.1, ss.191-241, 2019 (ESCI)
The term "Abrahamic religions" is a classification created by including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which has accepted Abraham as an ancestor. In the sacred books of these religions, which are accepted as Abrahamic religions, there is no expression or description in the form of "Abrahamic religions". Eventhough there were various references about characterisation of Abrahamic that composes the first section of conceptualisation of "Abrahamic Religions", and to Abraham in the sources before 20. century that belong to three religions, "Abrahamic Religions" was not used as distinct expression. Before 20. Century, the words "Abraham" and "Abrahamic" were only applied by a religion as a way of proving that "their rivals, in the sense of religion", were in the wrong direction and alleging that there was only one right and unique way of comprehending Abraham. It has been applied to describe "Abraham" not by an objective approach, but always with a religious and theological view. "Abrahimic Religions", in the meaning that we understand today, is a conceptualisation whose intellectual frame came into be drawn by Catholic Orientalist Louis Massigon just after World War II. Louis Massignon played an extremely active role in the emergence and development of the "Abrahamic religions" with the ideas he put forward. Massignon is one of the first people to apply directly to Abraham in the desire to facilitate good relations between Christians and Muslims, with the words "Abraham" and "Abrahamic", although they are emphasized by Christianity.