Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought

Texts of the History of Ideas according to their focus on the mentality of thinkers and theorists of the past have different content and nature than other historiographical texts. Because the mentality of any thinker is influenced by various political, social, historical, economic, religious, philos...

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Main Author: A.H. Hatami
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Published: Iranian Institute for Social and Cultural Studies 2019-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.isih.ir/article_332_abf92ecd5d4d6c762df0fe13f1bdfe25.pdf
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description Texts of the History of Ideas according to their focus on the mentality of thinkers and theorists of the past have different content and nature than other historiographical texts. Because the mentality of any thinker is influenced by various political, social, historical, economic, religious, philosophical, and cultural components, analyzing such texts requires interdisciplinary tools and methods. Among the methodologies available in this field, Quentin Skinner's intentional-contextual methodology has been one of the most widely used. However, the focus of Skinner's studies has been mainly on political thought, but his methodology is based on interdisciplinary principles and both he and his commentators have applied this methodology in various fields of the humanities. Therefore, in this article, using the analytical-descriptive method, and by providing several examples of historiographical texts and history of Iranian-Islamic thought, the application of Skinner's interdisciplinary methodology in such texts was examined. According to the findings of the article, study of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought, according to the effect they receive from different fields of humanities, requires interdisciplinary methodologies. Thus, given its emphasis on the "intention" of the author, Skinner's interdisciplinary methodology can significantly help to understand these texts, and in particular to critically examine many of them.
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spelling doaj.art-93ced21c141242a297aabb27027a7c2e2022-12-21T19:33:38ZfasIranian Institute for Social and Cultural StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities2008-46412008-48462019-12-01121295410.22035/isih.2020.3744.3904332Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thoughtA.H. Hatami0Assistant Professor of History, Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranTexts of the History of Ideas according to their focus on the mentality of thinkers and theorists of the past have different content and nature than other historiographical texts. Because the mentality of any thinker is influenced by various political, social, historical, economic, religious, philosophical, and cultural components, analyzing such texts requires interdisciplinary tools and methods. Among the methodologies available in this field, Quentin Skinner's intentional-contextual methodology has been one of the most widely used. However, the focus of Skinner's studies has been mainly on political thought, but his methodology is based on interdisciplinary principles and both he and his commentators have applied this methodology in various fields of the humanities. Therefore, in this article, using the analytical-descriptive method, and by providing several examples of historiographical texts and history of Iranian-Islamic thought, the application of Skinner's interdisciplinary methodology in such texts was examined. According to the findings of the article, study of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought, according to the effect they receive from different fields of humanities, requires interdisciplinary methodologies. Thus, given its emphasis on the "intention" of the author, Skinner's interdisciplinary methodology can significantly help to understand these texts, and in particular to critically examine many of them.http://www.isih.ir/article_332_abf92ecd5d4d6c762df0fe13f1bdfe25.pdfhistory of ideasquentin skinnerinterdisciplinary methodologytextualismcontextualism
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Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought
Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities
history of ideas
quentin skinner
interdisciplinary methodology
textualism
contextualism
title Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought
title_full Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought
title_fullStr Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought
title_full_unstemmed Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought
title_short Applying Skinner's methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of Iranian-Islamic thought
title_sort applying skinner s methodology to the interpretation of texts of historiography and history of iranian islamic thought
topic history of ideas
quentin skinner
interdisciplinary methodology
textualism
contextualism
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