نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
This descriptive-analytical study examines Morteza Motahhari's historical-civilizational reading of Ashura and its impact on contemporary Iran's cultural developments. Unlike previous research—which has either focused on theological-juridical aspects, reduced Ashura to an emotional or revolutionary-political function, or lacked a coherent analytical framework—this article introduces for the first time a combined "historical reading" and "civilizational reading" as a theoretical framework. The central question is how Motahhari, against merely emotional and distorted interpretations, reconstructed Ashura as a rational, reformist, and civilization-building model. Findings reveal that his reading transformed Ashura into a dynamic source of meaning, significantly contributing to cultural mobilization and the formation of the dominant discourse in the decades leading to the Islamic Revolution. This study distinguishes itself in four ways: analytical framework (historical-civilizational integration), historical scope (from the 1960s to present), systematic qualitative methodology, and findings demonstrating Ashura's capacity for civilizational theory-building. Thus, it fills a crucial gap in Motahhari and Ashura studies.
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