Abstract:
Relativism، anti-essentialism and rejecting any kind of absolute essence which is the final point of reference، are as three criteria of theory of Discourse that considers human identity as a temporal and changeable fact. While، by considering religious teachings، it is possible to ignore the role of space and time in forming human identity as it is emphasized on discourse theory. Therefore، this paper supports essentialism in human identity and refers it to absolute essence، from one hand، and pays attention to the role of time and space، from other hand. For this paper، political powers play the constitutional and preserving roles of discourses. Hence، the main question is that how human spiritual identity is sustained and manifested for encountering to substantialistic or relativistic discourses. Then this research by introducing some new conceptions، tries to give its selected theory that integrates discourse theory and essentialism and finally explains human’s spiritual identity.
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Asfar/ Scientific and Specialized Journal of Philosophy of Religion, Theology, and Religious Studies Year 1/ Issue 1/ Spring and Summer 2015 Political Power and the Spiritual Identity of Man Vali Mohammad Ahmadvand/ Azizullah Malmir PhD Student in Political Sociology at Shahid Beheshti University MA in Educational Management Abstract Keywords 1.
From another perspective, human identity is formed through the organization of others' individual attitudes into organized social or group attitudes; that is, the image an individual constructs of themselves and the feeling they have toward themselves is a reflection of the attitude that others have toward them (Golmohammadi, 1381: 222).
This means that there is no definitive and fixed essence that serves as the final point of reference for human identity in the social sphere (ibid: 199).
The aforementioned famous hadith "الناس علی دین ملوکهم" emphasizes the key role of the ruling political power as a factor in shaping human thought, ideas, and self-perception.
In other words, the alignment of human social identity with ideal identity is not unaffected by the view and will of the ruling power.
In spiritual identity, belief in the existence of an ultimate, standard, and transcendental power beyond ideologies, paths, and limited human perspectives is bestowed.
From this perspective, human spiritual identity finds meaning in its connection with an infinite reality.
Therefore, the human identity that is considered a collective reality, if it wishes to become established in the orbits of spirituality or the principle of returning to the divine fitra of man, requires a binding political system that is itself the pinnacle of virtue and guides the direction of collective identity toward awareness and liberation.
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