Institutionalizing the Sacred: the case of al-Shafi'i.Cultures produce types of sacralization sacralization /sa·cral·iza·tion/ (sa?kral-i-za´shun) anomalous fusion of the fifth lumbar vertebra with the first segment of the sacrum. sa·cral·i·za·tion n. to control people by imbuing certain notions, works, and figures with the sublime sublime /sub·lime/ (sub-lim´) to volatilize a solid body by heat and then to collect it in a purified form as a solid or powder. that transcends reality and history. This creates a field which lies beyond and above critical thinking. The article analyzes the practices of such mechanisms by deconstructing the most fundamental discourse in the institutionalization Institutionalization The gradual domination of financial markets by institutional investors, as opposed to individual investors. This process has occurred throughout the industrialized world. of the sacred, namely that of al-Shafi'i (d. 820) which complemented the Ash'ari (d. 935) discourse in elevating the sources from the domain of discussion and questioning, and by following a strategy of de-linking their relation to history by situating them in the realm of the absolute. This approach has paved pave tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement. 2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement. 3. To be or compose the pavement of. the way for hegemony in culture in general and politics in particular where rulers have also been given quasi-sacred attributes and thus have become above criticism and questioning. |
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