نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
Revisiting sacred texts through contemporary sociological frameworks enables a deeper understanding of their semantic and communicative structures. Recent interdisciplinary approaches in religious studies have demonstrated that sacred narratives are not merely historical reports or doctrinal statements, but also arenas of communicative, normative, and symbolic action. Drawing on Jürgen Habermas’s fourfold typology of action—communicative (speech) action, strategic action, norm-regulated action, and dramaturgical action—this study reexamines the Qur’anic narrative of Prophet Adam (peace be upon him). Its primary objective is to assess the applicability of this framework to the narrative’s structure and to uncover its often-overlooked intersubjective dimensions. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the study analyzes the interactions among the principal agents of the narrative—God, the angels, Adam, and Satan. The findings reveal a dynamic cycle of mutual understanding, norm articulation, norm violation, communicative rupture, and relational repair. Communicative action forms the structural core of the narrative, culminating in Adam’s repentance as a restoration of understanding. In contrast, Satan exemplifies strategic action, instrumentalizing language for deception and self-interest, while Adam’s response manifests a dramaturgical dimension expressed through shame and self-presentation before the divine.
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