Cognitive Science of Religion and the Study of Islam: Rethinking Islamic Theology, Law, Education, and Mysticism Using the Works of al-Ghazālī

Nakissa, Aria

doi:10.1163/15700682-12341474

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“…Islam is a religion with universal values which have given a reasonably straightforward way regarding the existence of the supernatural mystic for the life of humankind (Nakissa 2020). Muslims are currently faced with the prosperous traditions of the Penginyongan community, with mystical and magical practices motivated and inspired to reconstitute various activities in forms that align with existing Islamic values.…”

Section: The Penginyongan Culture From An Islamic Mystical Perspectivementioning

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Cowongan in Javanese Islamic mysticism: A study of Islamic philosophy in Penginyongan society

Supriyanto¹

2023

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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This study aims to reveal the interaction of local Javanese culture with an Islamic philosophical approach originating from the Cowongan tradition performed by shamans accompanied by dances with holy ladies and reciting mantras. This tradition is a prayer asking the gods to send down rain. This article emphasised that the Cowongan tradition places mystical power as the dominant element in life, which is embodied in symbols. The study of mysticism is closer to the study of Sufism which presents it as Islamic mysticism with the color of syncretism of religious teachings with local cultural practices embodied by mystical-occult practices as the Penginyongan culture.Contribution: This research contributed to the fact that traditions that are good and acceptable to society can become the law as part of the Urf, which need to be maintained as long as they do not conflict with Sharia.

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Section: The Penginyongan Culture From An Islamic Mystical Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Cowongan in Javanese Islamic mysticism: A study of Islamic philosophy in Penginyongan society

Supriyanto¹

2023

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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“…Further, Evans (2019) supported the findings with the view that students opted for double majors aimed to improve their prospects in the labor market. Despite having high expectations on future benefit, research on the effect of double majoring in students' characteristics are relatively low (Khan, 2021;Lima, 2018;Nakissa, 2020;Rosenberg et al, 2020;Sedeño, 2018). Most research are focusing on law education and how it affects the legal profession rather than the benefit of combining two major field into one degree and it effects in students' characteristics (Ariyanda & Arifyani, 2020;Chang et al, 2017;Nugraha et al, 2021;Rosenberg et al, 2020;Yuan, 2021).…”

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The Significant Of Having Double Degree Major In Talent Development

Yunus¹

2022

The European Proceedings of Multidisciplinary Sciences

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COVID-19 has recently given challenging times to all institutions, especially higher education. The scenario has formally changed from conventionally pedagogies towards the introduction of digital platforms in teaching and learning in ensuring the university sustainability. The sudden transition in the educational industry has pushed the university to diversify the double degree major offered in attracting local or international students to opt in. Many researchers had discovered the advantages of a double major degree towards university but it limits graduates' talent's characteristic. Hence, the aim of this research is to investigate the effects of a double major degree in the characteristics of a graduate's talent in Malaysia. The research was conducted qualitatively towards the legal profession industry with the involvement of 18 law graduates who completed the double major law degree offered by the university. The outcome of this research showed that the double major law degree had developed five main characteristics which were multitasking, adaptability, emotional intelligence, analytical skills and knowledge. These five main areas of talent characteristic development, suit the demand in the legal professional industry to produce well-rounded graduates in the legal profession. As for the recommendation, it gives an opportunity to the university to benchmark the outcome of this research in re-formulating the policies and regulation towards offering double major degrees on other courses.

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“…Currently, there are very few cognitive scientific studies focused specifically on Islam. Those that exist offer limited and preliminary analyses of select topics (Atran, 2010;Nakissa, 2020aNakissa, , 2020cSvensson, 2014). Nevertheless, general cognitive science scholarship addresses numerous subjects relevant to Islamic studies.…”

Section: Islamic Studies and Cognitive Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

Cognitive and quantitative approaches to Islamic studies: Integrating psychological, socioeconomic, and digital‐cultural statistics

Nakissa¹

2021

Religion Compass

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The past 3 decades have witnessed growing efforts to rethink areas of inquiry traditionally dominated by the humanities. One such area is religion, and, by extension, “Islamic studies” (i.e., the study of Islam and Muslim societies). Recent efforts to rethink religion and Islamic studies draw insights from cognitive science, and also frequently employ quantitative approaches. Such approaches make use of psychological statistics, socioeconomic statistics, and statistical data extracted from massive collections of digitized cultural artifacts (e.g., texts, photos, sound recordings). These types of statistical data make it possible to quantitively describe long‐term global psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural trends; explain how these trends relate to one another; and explain how these trends relate to Muslim societies. This article introduces the emerging lines of research mentioned above. Furthermore, it suggests that these lines of research open the way for a new more ambitious and more interdisciplinary Islamic studies – one which builds on valuable forms of humanities expertise while integrating the best insights from non‐humanities fields.

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Cognitive Science of Religion and the Study of Islam: Rethinking Islamic Theology, Law, Education, and Mysticism Using the Works of al-Ghazālī

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

Cowongan in Javanese Islamic mysticism: A study of Islamic philosophy in Penginyongan society

Cowongan in Javanese Islamic mysticism: A study of Islamic philosophy in Penginyongan society

The Significant Of Having Double Degree Major In Talent Development

Cognitive and quantitative approaches to Islamic studies: Integrating psychological, socioeconomic, and digital‐cultural statistics

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