Psychoanalysis of Religion in Simin Behbahani's Poems Based on Erich Fromm's Theory

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Language and Literature, Roudehen branch, Islamic Azad University , Roudehen، iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Roudehen branch, Islamic Azad University، Roudehen، Iran. (Author)

Abstract

The relationship between the Qur'an, religion, and modern psychology is one of the topics of interest to psychologists. Erich Fromm has a positive attitude towards. urges religious leaders and psychoanalysts to confront corruption in industrial societies. In his view, religion is a system of thought and action that no culture in the past or future can exist without relying on it. He divides religion into authoritarian and humanist. In contrast, Behbahani's poetry is very simple. This kind of view of the religion originates from the Qur'an, its and the tradition of its society. The purpose of this article is to investigate the psychoanalysis of religion in Simin Behbahani's poems based on the Fromm psychology perspective. And that the question of religion, according to the components of the classification of the religions of the Fromm, in the religion of Islam can be reconciled with reliance on Behbahani's poems. The research method in this paper is analytical-descriptive. The findings show that the components of authoritarian and humanist religions have some similarities and differences based on Fromm theory in Islamic religion and Behbahani Religiousism based on Qur'anic verses, traditions and sacred traditions

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Comparative Study of Religions and Mysticism
Volume 3, Issue 1
June 2019
Pages 65-86

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  • Receive Date: 15 July 2020
  • Accept Date: 15 July 2020

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