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Discourse Analysis of "Propagating Religion" in the Intellectual System of Ayatollah Khamenei
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Mehdi Abbasi Shahkouh *1   , Abbas Keshavarz Shokri2 |
1- Ph.D. Candidate in Political Studies of the Islamic Revolution, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran, and Instructor of Islamic Studies (Corresponding Author) , mahdi.abbasi@shahed.ac.ir
2- Professor, Department of Political Science and Islamic Revolution Studies, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: (453 Views) |
This article seeks to understand the nature and quality of propagating the religion of Islam in Ayatollah Khamenei's intellectual system. He assumes that there is no difference between propagating the religion of Islam and the teachings of the Islamic Revolution; because the goal of the Islamic Revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic is to propagate religion as an individual and social lifestyle, which is a serious criticism of Western modernity and secular life. The main question of the article was formulated based on the method of critical analysis of the discourse of Fairclough (description, explanation, and interpretation): "What is Ayatollah Khamenei's attitude towards propagating religion at the three levels of description, explanation, and interpretation?" By addressing the seminary and students of Islamic sciences, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution introduces them as the main agents of propagating religion. The purpose of the article is to examine the approach to propagating religion as viewed by the Leader of the Revolution. The method of collecting materials is librarian and documentary-based. The article considers an excerpt from the speech of the Leader of the Revolution on 21 Tir 1402 as the "selected text" for analyzing the discourse of propaganda. The research findings show that the selected text is a complete, hopeful and at the same time critical speech from a formal and content perspective, and by describing the current situation and announcing the foundations and effectiveness of the discourse of the Islamic Revolution, it has a strategic approach and seeks to be effective in the discourse. In this text, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution criticized propaganda using traditional methods and spoke of the necessity of adhering to new methods. Also, propaganda is considered the most important role of the seminary and the Shiite clergy as subjects of discourse that must be carried out based on correct understanding and sufficient scientific research. |
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| Keywords: Seminary, the Clergy Class, Propaganda, Islam, Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Khamenei. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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