Reflections of Humanity

Reflections of Humanity

Reflections of Humanity is one of Ali Shariati's important lectures, which concerns the role of culture in human life. It defines culture and barbarism and how it is discussed in the light of the "Islamic Doctrine". He defines Modernity and its role in the vital issues confronting Western and, more importantly, Islamic nations. He argues that modernity has been imposed on non-European nations in the guise of civilization by the west and that they have persisted in calling it "ideal". He begins by defining certain terms:
# Intellectual: "An intellectual is one who is conscious of his own 'humanistic status' in a specific social and historical time and place. His self-awareness lays upon him the burden of responsibility. He responsibly, self-consciously leads his people in scientific, social and revolutionary action."
# Assimilation: "This is at the root of all the troubles and constraints facing the non-Western and Muslim countries. Applies to the conduct of an individual who, intentionally or unintentionally, starts imitating the mannerisms of someone else. A person exhibiting this weakness forgets his own background, national character and culture or, if he remembers them at all, recalls them with contempt. Obsessively, and with no reservation, he denies himself in order to transform his identity. Hoping to attain the distinctions, and the grandeur, which he sees in another, the assimilator attempts to rid himself of perceived shameful associations with his original society and culture."
# Alienation: "The process of forgetting or becoming unfamiliar with or indifferent to one's self. That is, one loses the self and directs perceptions from within another person or thing. This grave social and spiritual illness manifests itself in many different shapes and forms and depends on many factors."

External links

* [http://www.iranchamber.com/personalities/ashariati/works/reflections_of_humanity.php Reflections of Humanity by Dr. Ali Shariati]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Ali Shariati — Coordinates: 33°26′42.13″N 36°20′28.98″E / 33.4450361°N 36.3413833°E / 33.4450361; 36.3413833 …   Wikipedia

  • Joy Williams (writer) — Infobox Writer name = Joy Williams imagesize = caption = pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date and age|1944|2|11|mf=y birthplace = Chelmsford, Massachusetts deathdate = deathplace = occupation = Novelist, short story writer, essayist nationality =… …   Wikipedia

  • Али Шариати — Доктор Али Шариати Али Шариати (перс. علی شريعتی‎, 23 ноября, 1933  1977) иранский социолог и революционер, один из наиболее известных и влиятельных социологов религии. Известен как один …   Википедия

  • Шариати — Шариати, Али Доктор Али Шариати Али Шариати (перс. علی شريعتی‎, 23 ноября, 1933  1977) иранский социолог и революционер, один из наиболее известных и влиятельных социологов …   Википедия

  • Шариати, Али — Доктор Али Шариати Али Шариати (перс. علی شريعتی‎; 23 ноября, 1933  19 июня 1977)  иранский левый социолог и революционер, один из наиболее известных и влиятельных социологов религии. Известен как один из самых оригинальных и… …   Википедия

  • Hafsat Abiola — Hafsat Abiola, Willem Dafoe und Bianca Jagger (v. l.) beim Dropping Knowledge „Table of Free Voices“ in Berlin, September 2006 Hafsat Abiola (* 1974 in Lagos) ist eine nigerianische Aktivistin für Menschenrechte und Demokratie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

  • Laborem Exercens — was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of a larger body of writings known as Catholic social teaching, that trace their origin to Rerum Novarum which was issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.External links*… …   Wikipedia

  • Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

  • Christology — Christological /kris tl oj i keuhl/, adj. Christologist, n. /kri stol euh jee/, n., pl. Christologies for 2. 1. the branch of theology dealing with the nature, person, and deeds of Jesus Christ. 2. an interpretation of the nature, person, and… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”