Methodological Problems in the Study of Islam, and Ali Shariati's Proposed Methodology for the Study of Religions

This paper intends to describe some of the problems involved in the methodological study of Islam, as well as the measures suggested by scholars (Muslims and non-Muslims) to correct and solve such problems. It then presents the methodology developed by Ali Shariati for the study of religions, and i...

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Autor principal: Abdollah Vakily
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Publicado: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2001
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Sumario:This paper intends to describe some of the problems involved in the methodological study of Islam, as well as the measures suggested by scholars (Muslims and non-Muslims) to correct and solve such problems. It then presents the methodology developed by Ali Shariati for the study of religions, and its application to Islam. The paper concludes by assessing Shariati's proposed methodology vis-a-vis the aforementioned problems and corrective measures.