COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN THE EAST AND THE WEST
Keywords:
East, West, family, civilization, thinker, Renaissance, Al-Khwarizmi, Beruni, Faroubi, Ibn Sina, Aurelius Augustine, Boethius, Peter Abelard, Hildegard of BingenAbstract
This article reflects the views of the Eastern Renaissance thinkers and Western scholars on the family. The family is considered the most basic unit of society. Marriage was regulated on a religious, legal and moral basis. The rights and obligations of a husband and wife are determined in the family. Respect for the elder generation, service to parents are considered the most important values in the Eastern peoples. The family is the main support of socio-economic, legal and religious life. Through the family, education, teachings and advice, professions, traditions were passed down from generation to generation. A woman's rights were often limited, but her maternal status was highly valued. This article highlights that raising children and preserving values is the most important function of the family.