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Department of Islamic Studies, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 889-14665 Tehran, Iran
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Department of Islamic Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran
10.30465/scs.2026.53731.3101
Abstract
The relationship between belief and action is a core challenge in lifestyle studies. It has been addressed by two distinct theoretical traditions: philosophical/theological approaches view belief as an internal, teleological source of action, while sociological approaches emphasize how social structures shape and reproduce action. This duality has produced partial explanations, unable to fully account for the persistence or discontinuity of belief in practice.
This study employs an analytical-comparative approach to argue that the core problem is not a weakness within either tradition, but the overlooked tension between their differing explanatory logics: the teleological logic of belief in Islamic thought and the structural logic of action in interpretive sociology. Analyzing Allameh Tabatabai and Allameh Misbah Yazdi alongside Pierre Bourdieu and Anthony Giddens reveals a foundational divergence. However, at the analytical level, both offer critical explanatory insights.
Consequently, the article proposes an integrative analytical framework for a dialectical understanding of the belief-action relationship, enabling a more precise analysis of lifestyle complexities.
Falahati,H and sadeghi,, H . (2026). "Mechanisms of Transforming Belief into Action: A Comparative Study of Tabatabai, Mesbah Yazdi, Bourdieu, and Giddens". (e10737). Sociological Cultural Studies, (), e10737 doi: 10.30465/scs.2026.53731.3101
MLA
Falahati,H , and sadeghi, H . ""Mechanisms of Transforming Belief into Action: A Comparative Study of Tabatabai, Mesbah Yazdi, Bourdieu, and Giddens"" .e10737 , Sociological Cultural Studies, , , 2026, e10737. doi: 10.30465/scs.2026.53731.3101
HARVARD
Falahati H, sadeghi , H. (2026). '"Mechanisms of Transforming Belief into Action: A Comparative Study of Tabatabai, Mesbah Yazdi, Bourdieu, and Giddens"', Sociological Cultural Studies, (), e10737. doi: 10.30465/scs.2026.53731.3101
CHICAGO
H Falahati and , H sadeghi, ""Mechanisms of Transforming Belief into Action: A Comparative Study of Tabatabai, Mesbah Yazdi, Bourdieu, and Giddens"," Sociological Cultural Studies, (2026): e10737, doi: 10.30465/scs.2026.53731.3101
VANCOUVER
Falahati H, sadeghi , H. "Mechanisms of Transforming Belief into Action: A Comparative Study of Tabatabai, Mesbah Yazdi, Bourdieu, and Giddens". Sociological Cultural Studies. 2026;():e10737 (In Persian). doi: 10.30465/scs.2026.53731.3101
