‘Hierarchical pattern’ as a conceptual frame of the Arab-Islamic culture: fractal theory application in psychological research on namaz
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2020-13-1-151-195
Abstract
According to the theory of A.V. Smirnov, a conceptual invariant based on a religious belief system of relationships of God and World underlies ‘processual logic’. The conceptual invariant has fractal features (B. Mandelbrot) which are as follows: self-similarity, iteration, recursiveness and scale invariance. The paper presents the results of a psychological research on the meaning forming process on the basis of namaz (obligatory prayer in Islam). The research methodology included psychological and linguistic theories, which link the meaning-making process to consistent patterns of human behavior. Comparison of the “external” (related to the action) with the “internal” (relevant to the meaning) aspects of namaz showed that spatial orientations, such as “up and down”, “right and left”, “front and back”, are determined by the hierarchical structure relationship between God and World. The application of fractal theory in psychological research of religious awareness contribute to better understanding of the unity of the Arab-Islamic culture based on the meaning forming process.
Supporting agencies: The research was prepared within the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project “The psychology of auto-constructing of the lifeworld of modern communities” №17-06-00664a.
About the Author
K. I. Nasibullov
Tatarstan Academy of Sciences; The Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kamil I. Nasibullov, Cand. Sci. (Psychology), а Senior Researcher in Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Member of the Board of the Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims
Kazan
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