Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies Research Institute
10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
Abstract
Shariati believes that defining of mysticism, articulated through the triad of "mysticism, equality, freedom," provides a pathway to surmount nihilism and subjectivism. He argues that reliance on Cartesian rationality and Western subjectivist categories inevitably entraps one in subjectivism. Among anti-colonialism, postcolonialism, and decoloniality, he deems the latter a failed endeavor, as it employs Western frameworks—akin to postcolonial and anti-colonial theories—to transcend subjectivism. Shariati further critiques anti-colonialism for reducing Western metaphysics to politics, asserting that expelling colonizers cannot address nihilism, which he considers non-political. Instead, he advocates an ontological approach to confront nihilism effectively.
Miri,S. J. (2025). An Examination of Shariati's Interpretation of the Theory of "Mysticism, Equality, Freedom" for Overcoming Nihilism and Subjectivism. (e10186). Sociological Cultural Studies, (), e10186 doi: 10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
MLA
Miri,S. J. . "An Examination of Shariati's Interpretation of the Theory of "Mysticism, Equality, Freedom" for Overcoming Nihilism and Subjectivism" .e10186 , Sociological Cultural Studies, , , 2025, e10186. doi: 10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
HARVARD
Miri S. J. (2025). 'An Examination of Shariati's Interpretation of the Theory of "Mysticism, Equality, Freedom" for Overcoming Nihilism and Subjectivism', Sociological Cultural Studies, (), e10186. doi: 10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
CHICAGO
S. J. Miri, "An Examination of Shariati's Interpretation of the Theory of "Mysticism, Equality, Freedom" for Overcoming Nihilism and Subjectivism," Sociological Cultural Studies, (2025): e10186, doi: 10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
VANCOUVER
Miri S. J. An Examination of Shariati's Interpretation of the Theory of "Mysticism, Equality, Freedom" for Overcoming Nihilism and Subjectivism. Sociological Cultural Studies, 2025; (): e10186. doi: 10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
