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 (In Persian). doi: 10.30465/scs.2025.51744.3001
