THE IDEOLOGY OF AN "ENLIGHTENED SOCIETY" AMONG JADID REFORMERS AND ITS REFLECTION IN CONTEMPORARY REFORMS

Abstract

This article analyzes the ideology of an “enlightened society”promoted by the Jadid reformers and its reflection in the educational reforms within the development strategy of the New Uzbekistan. It examines the Jadids' efforts to transform education into the primary instrument of social and cultural development, to support social and political changes aimed at improving the condition of the people, and to reform Islamic thought by cleansing it of superstition and excessive dogmatism.