The Cultural-Symbolic Soul
This study deals with the nature of human cultural symbols such as language, thought, religious beliefs, knowledge, cultural norms and values, and science. The essay consists of two major parts: a) the development of a basic theoretical framework for studying the nature of what we call the cultural...
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oai:doaj.org-article:7cc0785cc22248adaab00ec0b9ba10e52021-12-02T19:22:54ZThe Cultural-Symbolic Soul10.35632/ajis.v9i2.25522690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/7cc0785cc22248adaab00ec0b9ba10e51992-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/2552https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 This study deals with the nature of human cultural symbols such as language, thought, religious beliefs, knowledge, cultural norms and values, and science. The essay consists of two major parts: a) the development of a basic theoretical framework for studying the nature of what we call the cultural-symbolic soul, and b) the application of this new concept to understanding, as well as the formulation of a potential explanation for, the dynamics of cultural-symbolic exchange and confrontation between human collectivities regardless of time and space constraints. This paper therefore seeks to offer a balanced contribution to the evergrowing body of knowledge in the modern social and behavioral sciences. It also represents an attempt to work out a synthesis between theory and application which, if successfully executed, would enhance the scientific credibility of the behavioral and social sciences. Human Cultural Symbols and the Islamic Outlook The following analysis of human cultural symbols is inspired greatly by Islamic epistemology. In order to articulate a solid and well-grounded understanding of the place such symbols occupy within an Islamic perspective, a social scientist can find a source no more authentic than the Qur 'an, the primary reference book of Islamic civilization that precedes both the hadith and the fiqh literature in importance. The Qur'an contains many verses which inform the reader in detail about the important roles of certain human cultural symbols. For example, science and knowledge, religious beliefs, and individual thought are highly praised throughout the Qur'an. As regards the major positive value and worth of science and knowledge as cultural symbols, it is selfevident that the first verse revealed Mahmoud DhaouadiInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 9, Iss 2 (1992) |
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This study deals with the nature of human cultural symbols such as language,
thought, religious beliefs, knowledge, cultural norms and values, and science.
The essay consists of two major parts: a) the development of a basic theoretical
framework for studying the nature of what we call the cultural-symbolic soul,
and b) the application of this new concept to understanding, as well as the
formulation of a potential explanation for, the dynamics of cultural-symbolic
exchange and confrontation between human collectivities regardless of time and
space constraints. This paper therefore seeks to offer a balanced contribution
to the evergrowing body of knowledge in the modern social and behavioral
sciences. It also represents an attempt to work out a synthesis between theory
and application which, if successfully executed, would enhance the scientific
credibility of the behavioral and social sciences.
Human Cultural Symbols and the Islamic Outlook
The following analysis of human cultural symbols is inspired greatly by
Islamic epistemology. In order to articulate a solid and well-grounded
understanding of the place such symbols occupy within an Islamic perspective,
a social scientist can find a source no more authentic than the Qur 'an, the primary
reference book of Islamic civilization that precedes both the hadith and the fiqh
literature in importance.
The Qur'an contains many verses which inform the reader in detail about
the important roles of certain human cultural symbols. For example, science
and knowledge, religious beliefs, and individual thought are highly praised
throughout the Qur'an. As regards the major positive value and worth of science
and knowledge as cultural symbols, it is selfevident that the first verse revealed
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