Rereading and interpreting the ideas of leading Muslim thinkers
Seyyed Abedin Bozorgi; Mohammad Mohsen Hassanpour; Alireza Mohseni – Tabrizi
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This study examines Ali Shariati’s conception of alienation, focusing on its meaning, subject, origins, causes, types, and the theoretical framework through which he explains both alienation and de-alienation. Employing qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis, the research draws on seven ...
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This study examines Ali Shariati’s conception of alienation, focusing on its meaning, subject, origins, causes, types, and the theoretical framework through which he explains both alienation and de-alienation. Employing qualitative content analysis and thematic analysis, the research draws on seven of Shariati’s major works. Data were analyzed using the three-stage coding procedure proposed by Strauss and Corbin (open, axial, and selective coding). The analysis resulted in the identification of seven core themes: (1) alienation, (2) the alienated individual, (3) the subject of alienation, (4) the causes of alienation, (5) types of alienation, (6) alienation as an imposed or self-chosen phenomenon, and (7) de-alienation. Interpretation of these themes indicates that Shariati deliberately narrows the broad, global notion of alienation to the more specific concept of self-alienation. In this condition, the individual experiences the self as an “other,” loses self-consciousness, and lives under a false and fabricated identity. Shariati conceptualizes alienation as the outcome of a dialectical relationship between the individual and society. He argues that assimilation, alienation, imitation, and corruption are dialectically intertwined processes that may ultimately lead to self-consciousness, awareness, and the rebirth of the authentic self. Regarding the origins of alienation, Shariati refers to factors such as labor and the means of production, colonialism, imitation, bureaucracy, machinery, money, sophistry, and distorted forms of love. Together, these forces estrange human beings from their original selves and generate multiple forms of alienation. For Shariati, the ultimate solution lies in returning to the authentic self and overcoming self-alienation.
Rereading and interpreting the ideas of leading Muslim thinkers
Alireza Mohseni Tabrizi; Gholamhosein Rohi; Seyed Abedin Bozorgi
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Although Farabi did not explicitly identify himself as a social psychologist, thematic analysis and interpretation of his writings and works reveal an obvious similarity and synonymy between certain of his points of view, connotations, and departure points and those found in social psychological contexts. With ...
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Although Farabi did not explicitly identify himself as a social psychologist, thematic analysis and interpretation of his writings and works reveal an obvious similarity and synonymy between certain of his points of view, connotations, and departure points and those found in social psychological contexts. With this in mind, the primary objective of this article is to unveil those concealed facets of Farabi's idea and thought that, in a social psychological sense, contrast and resemble other such ideas and thoughts. We utilized a combination of thematic analysis and technical analysis of triangulation in order to achieve this objective. The information was collected from a vast array of credible sources, including six books authored by Farabi and articles and commentary pertaining to his ideas and works. The data's validity was validated in accordance with the standards suggested by Lingen and Goba. The methodology employed for data processing and interpretation was Strauss's three-stage data coding technique. Open coding, axial coding, and selective coding established the framework for deconstructing, analyzing, conceptualizing, and classifying the data, as well as identifying the most significant themes, in accordance with this methodology. Individual themes constitute components of a thematic field in the context of thematic analysis. The thematic field comprises all data that are considered materially relevant or germane to the theme and serve as the foundation or foreground from which the theme itself emerges as the focal point. Consequently, the following ten primary themes emerged as a result of thematic analysis:Elme Madanieh (science of expected behavior);Nature of man;Collectivism vs individualism;Social nature of man and his needs for association/ cooperation;Homogeneity of society and organism;Type of communities and societies;Group impact and its role in socialization of individual;Normlessness and deviant behavior;Protective and risk factors;Leadership and characteristic of good leader.
hafiz foladi; alireza mohseni
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To maintain social solidarity and order, taking measures for the punishment of norm violators، subsequent to the employment of preventative and corrective measures, is inescapable. Reviewing the sayings and preaches of Imam Ali (pbuh) for eliciting the useful strategies in this regard and modeling it ...
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To maintain social solidarity and order, taking measures for the punishment of norm violators، subsequent to the employment of preventative and corrective measures, is inescapable. Reviewing the sayings and preaches of Imam Ali (pbuh) for eliciting the useful strategies in this regard and modeling it in a religious society seems to be a research imperative. In the present article, those statements in Nahjul Balagha that concern the issue of punishment have been extracted and codified by qualitative method, using grounded theory technique. Then the data have been categorized under certain main themes, and ultimately, the category of “punishment of criminals” has been selected and analyzed. In this line, solutions like bodily punishment, mental and psychological punishment, economic punishment, punishment in form of disqualification from one’s position, and even deprivation of life regarding some crimes, have been elicited considering the circumstances and the conditions in applying each punishment.
