نویسنده
دانشجوی دکتری سیاستگذاری فرهنگی، دانشگاه جامع امام حسین
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
Social cohesion is considered as one of the most important components for stability and development in any society. This study was conducted for analyzing indicators of unity and division in Islamic religious and historical texts and contemporary media discourse to demonstrate how these indications affect collective identity? The research was conducted using a qualitative methodology, utilizing a semiotic framework (Saussure, Barthes) and social theories (Tajfel, Durkheim, Hall), along with triangulation methods for text validation and comparison. Findings indicate that in religious and historical texts signifiers of unity such as "ummah wahidah" (one nation), "ḥabl Allāh" (the rope of God), "yad Allāh maʿa al-jamāʿah" (God's hand is with the community), "akhun li-akhī" (a brother to his brother), "jasad waḥid" (one body), "dhimmah waḥidah" (one covenant), and "sulḥ" (peace) strengthen collective identity based on shared faith. In contrast, signifiers of division such as “Shi’an” in religious texts, and the representation of “Islamic threat” and “sectarian conflict” in Western media like BBC and CNN, demonstrate dispersion and out-grouping that result in the weakening of collective identity. Unity, as a symbolic construct from religious and historical texts, was transferred to media discourse. However, it has been distorted and weakened in geopolitical competitions and global policies. This study suggests that by reinforcing unity-oriented discourse in education, plus media and international institutions emergence, Islamic cohesion can be strengthened against contemporary threats.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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