The relationship between traditional arts and handicrafts from the perspective of traditionalists*

In every civilization, we face art that is like a mirror reflecting religion, customs, etc. In the contemporary era, the school of thought that paid attention and re-recognized art in traditional civilization is the school of traditionalism, and the followers of this style of thinking are called traditionalists. In the traditionalist’s thought, art in the traditional civilization, in which nothing outside the scope of tradition that is in line with divine truth has the right to exist, has its own definitions, which are called “artistic”. On the other hand, in our civilizational background, we are faced with handicrafts, which is a production relying on hand power, and is not considered art in the common definition. In order for handicrafts to be placed in the field of art, we will face issues that can be pointed to such as: The creativity of this handicraft, its practicality, its integration with everyday life and other things in this art. Considering the meaning that traditionalists in modern and traditional society has towards art, it can be used to evaluate the artistic value of handicrafts. In this regard, we are faced with the question of what is the relationship between traditional art and handicrafts from the perspective of traditionalists. The research method in this article is descriptive and analytical, and the means of collecting information is based library research and data collection. In this article, by comparing the concept of traditional art and its characteristics with the concept of handicrafts and its related characteristics from the thought of traditionalists, we will reach the conclusion that handicrafts are in the framework of the concept of traditional art and the characteristics traditional arts is obvious in handicrafts and handicrafts is considered one of the most obvious manifestations of traditional art. In this way, the problems that occur in modern thinking on traditional and art vision can be solved.