Religion and Postmodernism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23239490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohd Hazim Shah (Northern University of Malaysia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of KATHA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1823-2159 • E-ISSN: 2636-9265 |
| Publisher | Univ. of Malaya (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.22452/katha.vol18no1.1 |
| OpenAlex | W4313247330 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
In this article, I discuss the implications of postmodernism on religious thought, with special reference to Islamic thought. Firstly, I discuss the nature and characteristics of postmodernist thinking, and the different schools of thought/’postmodernisms’ that fall under that rubric. My contention is that postmodernism is a response to modernism rather than religion, although it has implications on religious thought. Secondly, I examine and compare the points of contention between modernism and post-modernism. I then argue that the differences are largely due to the privileging of nature and reasoning of modernists and the privileging of human/social and psychology of postmodernists. These, in turn, have implications on their metaphysics and epistemology, respectively. Thirdly, I provide an Islamic perspective on the modernist-postmodernist discourse, showing that the Islamic perspective transcends the natural-social divide, and how the tripartite relationship between God, man and nature, informs the discourse. The philosophy of language is also brought up in the discussion, where I suggest that Islam accepts the dual role of languages, that is, conveying the meaning in its literal sense (aka modernist), as well as being a symbol and an indirect reference (aka postmodernist). Finally, a close comparison is made between postmodernism and Islam, where both their incompatibilities as well as possible points of convergence are discussed.
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Islam · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Postmodernism · Pragmatism · Sociology · Symbol (formal) · Theology · Transcendence (philosophy) · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |