Document Type : Original Article

Author

PhD of Political Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Department of Research Sciences

Abstract

The purpose of the present research is to investigate Ali Shariati's approach to the history of Islam as one of the contemporary religious intellectuals of Iran and to investigate his influence of Marx's theory of class conflict in the analysis and interpretation of historical phenomena in the general formulation of his religious views. By applying the theory of class conflict in the reading of Islamic history and religious texts, Shariati has extracted a revolutionary narrative from it, which is of particular importance in drawing the ideological image of religion in his thinking. The main issue is, what place has the theory of class conflict had in Shariat's historiography and Islamology? This research, using the analytical-historical method, wants to analyze the main characteristics of Shariati's narration of history and religious texts and differentiate his approach with Marxist ideas.Shariati's radical and revolutionary reading of Islamic history is the result of his being influenced by Marx's historical theories, but this does not mean the complete acceptance of the materialistic ideas of Marx's historical theories. Shariati's way of using the capacity of the theory of class conflict in presenting a new reading of religion by focusing on the history of religious texts is one of the most important findings of this research. The general result of this research shows that the separation of class conflict theory from historical materialism in the Marxist tradition is the most important feature of Shariati's radical and revolutionary reading of Islamic history.

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