نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
1. گروه معارف اهلبیت (ع)، دانشکده الهیات و معارف اهلبیت (ع)، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران.
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کلیدواژهها
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
Objective: Motherhood is a fundamental concept within the framework of religious knowledge and Islamic studies regarding women; its interpretation across different intellectual paradigms entails distinct epistemological and social implications. This study aims to conduct a comparative re-examination of the concept of motherhood within religious-ethical and existentialist frameworks by analyzing the perspectives of Hajieh Khanom Amin, a prominent Islamic thinker, and Simone de Beauvoir, a representative of existentialist feminism.
Method: This study employed a qualitative approach, specifically thematic analysis, based on the study and coding of key texts by two thinkers: the exegetical and ethical works of Hajieh Khanom Amin and The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.
Results: The findings indicate that Simone de Beauvoir's analysis of motherhood begins with an examination of social and historical constructs within modern Western societies; over the course of her intellectual evolution, this analysis shifts from the ontological perspective of "Otherness," as articulated in The Second Sex, toward a critique of contemporary political and social structures. Consequently, in her thought, motherhood is viewed not as a biological phenomenon, but as a structural instrument that reinforces women's marginal status and constrains their agency within historical and political contexts. In contrast, Hajieh Khanom Amin, drawing upon a religious anthropology, regards motherhood as a conscious, ethical, and spiritual responsibility that fosters a woman's spiritual growth, facilitates the upbringing of the next generation, and elevates the moral order of society.
Conclusions: Research findings indicate that the difference between these two perspectives is rooted in anthropological foundations and differing conceptions of freedom and responsibility; furthermore, the religious-ethical paradigm offers a meaningful, civilization-building interpretation of motherhood that does not conflict with women's social activism.
کلیدواژهها [English]