Typology of approaches to the production of humanities with emphasis on contemporary intellectual movements in the Islamic world

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Religions, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Humanities, as one of the most important scientific fields, examines and analyzes human thoughts, feelings, actions, as well as social structures and systems. These sciences play a key role in the cultural, social, and moral progress of humanity with the aim of a deeper understanding of man and society. In the Islamic world, the Islamization of these important sciences is one of the main concerns of a number of thinkers. The main question of the present article is what are the implications of the intellectual movements in the Islamic world on the subject of Islamic humanities? In other words, what implications will the ideological system of each intellectual movement in the Islamic world have in the field of producing Islamic humanities? The data collection method in the present study is documentary, and the data analysis method is emergent implication study. According to the research findings, the Islamic modernism movement implies a refinement approach, the civilizationism movement implies a production approach (with all its various approaches), and the traditionalism movement implies a containment approach.

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Volume 5, Issue 17 - Serial Number 17
Spring 2026
May 2026
Pages 11-32
  • Receive Date: 12 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 24 November 2025
  • Accept Date: 09 December 2025
  • Publish Date: 21 April 2026