The Meta-Analysis of Researches on Secularization in Iran Based on Indicators Inferred from the Religious Scriptures

Abstract:
The question about occurring or not occurring of secularization in Iran after the Islamic revolution has been one of the main concerns of researchers of sociology of religion field during recent years, and it has received diverse answers from them. This paper, written with the aim of revising the experimental aspects of this phenomenon from a relatively different perspective and based on an interdisciplinary research regarding building secularization theory with an Islamic approach, has reconsidered the issue of secularization in Iran. It has done the job by a particular emphasis on the secularization indicators gathered through examining and reflecting on Quranic verses and Islamic Hadith and by meta-analyzing some empirical researches undertaken lately on secularization or transformations of religiosity in Iran. Results of this study point towards a relative decrease in the influence of religion on the personal and social lives of people, although this matter, at the moment, only has reliable factual support, in special realms of religious rituals, sexual affairs, religious references and economic activities.
Language:
Persian
Published:
The Quarterly Journal of Islam and Social Studies, Volume:3 Issue: 3, 2016
Pages:
53 to 89
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