An Analysis of the Religious Anthropology Perspective in the Historical Texts of Thaqafi, Kufi, and Qazvini Razi
As an interdisciplinary approach, religious anthropology examines the position of man in relation to the divine teachings. This concept has found a distinct form in the Imami tradition, especially from the point of view of the idea of the "perfect man" and its connection with the religious...
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| Language: | Persian |
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Alzahra University
2023-12-01
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| Series: | تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری |
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| Online Access: | https://hph.alzahra.ac.ir/article_8548_17563484bf4d3a758525d82faab6f7f9.pdf |
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| Summary: | As an interdisciplinary approach, religious anthropology examines the position of man in relation to the divine teachings. This concept has found a distinct form in the Imami tradition, especially from the point of view of the idea of the "perfect man" and its connection with the religious system. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the present study attempts to answer the question of how the reflection of religious anthropology is formulated in two important Imami texts, namely Al-Gharat by Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Thaqafi Kufi (283 AH) and Al-Naqz by Abdul Jalil Qazwini Razi (560 AH). Despite the difference in the intellectual orientation of these two authors, Thaqafi as a hadith scholar and Qazwini as a theologian, both used history as a tool to present the image of the religious man and defend Shi'i identity on three common axes: identity- formation based on reason and ethics, use of historical narratives, and interaction with social contexts. Al-Gharat’s emphasis on moral coherence and the tendency of negation towards a religious approximation indicate the transition of the Imami discourse towards an interactionist perspective. In this framework, the perfect human being is a multidimensional being who plays a reforming role in society through reason, morality and sharia. The authors based on rationality have outlined two complementary paths: the intra-religious path with the consolidation of Shiite identity and the extra-religious path with the tendency towards multicultural dialogue. In their view, history is not simply a narrative of events, but an epistemological tool for explaining human and saving values, and meanwhile the concept of “perfect man" as a comprehensive model of human” perfection occupies a central place in the Imamiyya epistemological system. |
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| ISSN: | 2008-8841 2538-3507 |