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ما وراء الغرب العلماني
صدر حديثا عن "الشبكة العربية للأبحاث والنشر" كتاب (ما وراء الغرب العلماني) تحرير عقيل بلغرامي، ترجمة عبيدة عامر.
يتساءل هذا الكتاب عن طبيعة العلمانية في البلدان التي لم تكن تسودها المسيحية، مثل الصين والهند والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا؟ إلى أي مدى تُعتبر العلمانية مفروضة من قبل الحكم الاستعماري؟ كيف تتوافق مع الثقافات الدينية المحلية في أفريقيا، وكيف تعمل مع الأشكال المحلية للسلطة والحكم في أمريكا اللاتينية؟ هل تطورت العلمانية الحديثة؟ وهل تعني دائماً التقدم؟
هذا الكتاب هو امتداد حيوي لكتاب تشارلز تايلور عصر علماني، الذي قام فيه بتأريخ شامل ومتأصّل لظهور العلمانية في العالم المسيحي اللاتيني، وهو عبارة عن مجموعة من المقالات التي كتبها علماء من مجالات متنوعة بحسب جوانبهم المعرفية المختلفة والتي تبحث في موضوع العلماني في أجزاء متنوعة من العالم ما وراء العالم المسيحي. كما إن هناك موازنة مضيئة بين نقاط الانجذاب والانطلاق من الجذور الجينيالوجية للعلماني في أوروبا، وفي الوقت نفسه أيضاً العمل على التوسع في الازدهار المحلي للعلمانية بشروط مستقلة نسبياً. يتوزع الكتاب في تسع مقالات وينتهي بدراسة تمثل رد تايلور على كل مقالة.
يتساءل هذا الكتاب عن طبيعة العلمانية في البلدان التي لم تكن تسودها المسيحية، مثل الصين والهند والشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا؟ إلى أي مدى تُعتبر العلمانية مفروضة من قبل الحكم الاستعماري؟ كيف تتوافق مع الثقافات الدينية المحلية في أفريقيا، وكيف تعمل مع الأشكال المحلية للسلطة والحكم في أمريكا اللاتينية؟ هل تطورت العلمانية الحديثة؟ وهل تعني دائماً التقدم؟
هذا الكتاب هو امتداد حيوي لكتاب تشارلز تايلور عصر علماني، الذي قام فيه بتأريخ شامل ومتأصّل لظهور العلمانية في العالم المسيحي اللاتيني، وهو عبارة عن مجموعة من المقالات التي كتبها علماء من مجالات متنوعة بحسب جوانبهم المعرفية المختلفة والتي تبحث في موضوع العلماني في أجزاء متنوعة من العالم ما وراء العالم المسيحي. كما إن هناك موازنة مضيئة بين نقاط الانجذاب والانطلاق من الجذور الجينيالوجية للعلماني في أوروبا، وفي الوقت نفسه أيضاً العمل على التوسع في الازدهار المحلي للعلمانية بشروط مستقلة نسبياً. يتوزع الكتاب في تسع مقالات وينتهي بدراسة تمثل رد تايلور على كل مقالة.
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First published March 22, 2016
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About the author
Akeel Bilgrami
23 books19 followersAkeel Bilgrami [(born 1950)] is an Indian-born philosopher of language and of mind, and the author of Belief and Meaning, Self-Knowledge and Resentment, and Politics and the Moral Psychology of Identity (forthcoming), as well as various articles in Philosophy of Mind as well as in Political and Moral Psychology. Some of his articles in these latter subjects speak to issues of current politics in their relation to broader social and cultural issues. He has also increasingly joined debates in the pages of larger-circulation periodicals such as The New York Review of Books and The Nation. He has two upcoming books, "What is a Muslim?" and "Gandhi the Philosopher". Bilgrami is currently the Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University in New York.
Bilgrami received a degree in English Literature from Bombay University before switching to philosophy. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, leaving with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He earned his Ph.D from the University of Chicago with a dissertation titled "Belief and Meaning", focusing on Michael Dummett's critique of realist accounts of meaning and on the indeterminacy of translation, in which he argues in support of Donald Davidson's thesis that meaning is a form of invariance between underdetermined theories of meaning. (He was supervised by Davidson while at Chicago.) He has been in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University since 1985 after spending two years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Bilgrami is a secularist and an atheist who advocates an understanding of the community-oriented dimension of religion. For Bilgrami spiritual yearnings are not only understandable but also supremely human. He has argued in many essays that in our modern world, "religion is not primarily a matter of belief and doctrine but about the sense of community and shared values it provides in contexts where other forms of solidarity—such as a strong labor movement—are missing."
(from Wikipedia)
Bilgrami received a degree in English Literature from Bombay University before switching to philosophy. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, leaving with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He earned his Ph.D from the University of Chicago with a dissertation titled "Belief and Meaning", focusing on Michael Dummett's critique of realist accounts of meaning and on the indeterminacy of translation, in which he argues in support of Donald Davidson's thesis that meaning is a form of invariance between underdetermined theories of meaning. (He was supervised by Davidson while at Chicago.) He has been in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University since 1985 after spending two years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Bilgrami is a secularist and an atheist who advocates an understanding of the community-oriented dimension of religion. For Bilgrami spiritual yearnings are not only understandable but also supremely human. He has argued in many essays that in our modern world, "religion is not primarily a matter of belief and doctrine but about the sense of community and shared values it provides in contexts where other forms of solidarity—such as a strong labor movement—are missing."
(from Wikipedia)
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February 11, 2020
من المستحسن الاطلاع أولا على كتاب عصر علماني ( secular age ) لتشارلز تايلور قبل قراءة هذا الكتاب
October 8, 2020
Beyond the Secular West edited by Akeel Bilgrami is a collection of essays that discuss "secular" in a worldview rather than the western view of the term. Bilgrami received a degree in English Literature from Bombay University before switching to philosophy. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, leaving with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. Bilgrami earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has been in the Department of Philosophy at Columbia University since 1985 after spending two years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Secular as a word has an interesting meaning even in the west. It was originally used to mean church property in cities as opposed to monasteries. Eventually, the meaning evolved to something outside of religious control or meaning. The different essays reflect different interpretations. There is some interesting writing about Islam and developing under governments other than religious ones. There are arguments that governments do not have to be religious to allow religious development. Religious education in Islam and rules come from regional religious leaders and not government officials is an argument made in this book. Other cultures are considered including the anti-clerical movement in Mexico, along with cultural development in India and China. It would seem that there is plenty of scriptural support for what we see as separation of church and state in many religions and cultures. In Mexico, it was not a movement against religion, but a movement against giving the church political and economic (land ownership) power. The arguments presented by Muslim writers support the idea of a personal religion where governments do not make religious decisions.
There is quite a bit of discussion of Charles Taylor and his work A Secular Age (2007) and how it is viewed by various cultures. Also included is the discussion of secularism being tied to consumerism in the eyes of other cultures which may put that view of secularism at odds with personal beliefs. I found that an interesting argument in that in the West, and especially America, we tie capitalism (consumerism) to Christianity. The Protestant Work Ethic which emphasized hard work, discipline and frugality has become earn, consume, and buy on credit. It makes me wonder what Jesus or early Christians would think of consumerism, buying from sweatshops, accumulating wealth, or even the way employers treat employees in America.
Beyond the Secular West challenges American thinking. The writers are all scholars from various backgrounds, religions, and cultures. It is interesting to compare other cultures practices and beliefs to our own beliefs and interpretations of other cultures. A factual and enlightening read for those with an advanced interest in cultures and beliefs outside of the Western view.
Secular as a word has an interesting meaning even in the west. It was originally used to mean church property in cities as opposed to monasteries. Eventually, the meaning evolved to something outside of religious control or meaning. The different essays reflect different interpretations. There is some interesting writing about Islam and developing under governments other than religious ones. There are arguments that governments do not have to be religious to allow religious development. Religious education in Islam and rules come from regional religious leaders and not government officials is an argument made in this book. Other cultures are considered including the anti-clerical movement in Mexico, along with cultural development in India and China. It would seem that there is plenty of scriptural support for what we see as separation of church and state in many religions and cultures. In Mexico, it was not a movement against religion, but a movement against giving the church political and economic (land ownership) power. The arguments presented by Muslim writers support the idea of a personal religion where governments do not make religious decisions.
There is quite a bit of discussion of Charles Taylor and his work A Secular Age (2007) and how it is viewed by various cultures. Also included is the discussion of secularism being tied to consumerism in the eyes of other cultures which may put that view of secularism at odds with personal beliefs. I found that an interesting argument in that in the West, and especially America, we tie capitalism (consumerism) to Christianity. The Protestant Work Ethic which emphasized hard work, discipline and frugality has become earn, consume, and buy on credit. It makes me wonder what Jesus or early Christians would think of consumerism, buying from sweatshops, accumulating wealth, or even the way employers treat employees in America.
Beyond the Secular West challenges American thinking. The writers are all scholars from various backgrounds, religions, and cultures. It is interesting to compare other cultures practices and beliefs to our own beliefs and interpretations of other cultures. A factual and enlightening read for those with an advanced interest in cultures and beliefs outside of the Western view.
February 25, 2023
Basically Indian political theorists engaging with Charles Taylor and attempting a similar task out of Indian histories.
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