Abstract:

This study deals with the effects of Covid-19, which is one of the biggest epidemic disasters witnessed by humanity in the global world in the 21st century, on there ligious thoughtand life of societies andindividuals in the example of Afyonkarahisar. The study was conducted to investigate the effects of events, phenomen on and problems that emerged with the epidemic on there ligiousthoughtand life of societies and individuals. There search deals with the individual or social changes in behavior and thought during and after the epidemic. In other words, there search focused on the social and emotional effects of the epidemic. In the first part of there search, which consists of two parts apart from the introduction and conclusion part, epidemics in the historical process and especially the emergence of the Covid-19 epidemic are discussed. In addition, the course of the epidemic in Turkey, its effects on social life and the measure staken are emphasized. In this section, the subject has been expanded on mostly current data and variables. In the last part of the study, there ligious and social dimensions of the epidemic were examined with in the frame work of the findings obtained as a result of in-depthinter views with 32 participants. In this section, mostly religious indicators have been actedupon.