A Glance at the Nature and Concept of Tradition and Art Education

Tradition refers to Pre-Modern era in which moral concepts and religious knowledge had penetrated everywhere around the world. In such a world, science and technology gained credibility under the flag of teachings of divine religions. They maintained a connection with divine revelation as the main key to the religion cylinder so that they could make sense by this proximity. Due to the importance of the concept of “Tradition” in traditional education of art, this paper is taking substantive and descriptive research as its basis. What is common in all traditional societies is the remark of divine messaging which is known as the Sophia to Eternal Wisdom. Art is magically bearer of concepts and meanings derived from the spiritual truths which reflect the teachings of Tradition era. But traditional technical teachings in all crafts, will lead the divine cultivation of human to spiritual perfection in the light of intuitive approach. These teachings will also follow the traditional norms. The outcome of traditional education is cultivation of human which is a key element itself. Traditional teachings of arts, crafts, or science and culture are formed in the light of divine wisdom and divine revelation. In this paper, “Tradition“is explained as a fundamental concept so that its complications which formed the traditional world and the art educational system are recognized