The Methodology of Ali Shari’ati

A Comparison with Durkheim’s and Weber’s Sociology of Religion

Bibliographic Data

ID16996007
AuthorsYounus Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed (0000-0003-4499-2497, International Islamic University Malaysia, corresponding author), Zulqernain Haider Subhani (0000-0003-0729-274X), Zulqernain Haider Subhani Zulqernain Haider Subhani
Year2019
Volume1
Issue2
Pages30-42
Publication date2019-12-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIIUM JOURNAL OF HUMAN SCIENCES (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2682-8731 • E-ISSN: 2682-8731
PublisherIIUM Press (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.31436/ijohs.v1i2.73
OpenAlexW2997040548
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Ali Shari’ati was an ideologue par excellence, who through his writings and fiery speeches was able to attract the young intelligentsia of Iran and prepare them for the cataclysmic movement that took place in 1979. The methodology adopted by Ali Shari’ati in his study of religion was different from two classical sociologists. The objective of this paper is to highlight how Ali Shari’ati differed in his sociology of religion from sociologists, such as Emilé Durkheim and Max Weber. Through thematic content analysis, the works of the authors were reviewed to understand their methodology. The findings of this paper outline the methodology adopted by Ali Shari’ati, which was different, both, in its approach and the tools used to analyze religion. Though there was a shift in methodology when compared to classical sociologists, this paper agrees that the methodology of Ali Shari’ati was the best suited to study a deeply religious Asian society such as Iran

Criminology · Epistemology · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of law · Sociology of religion · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory

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