The problem of religious violence: a sociological study in Shia thought, author: Abdul Amir Kazem Zahed

It is widely believed that genuine scientific research is that which discovers solutions to the problems of its era through the creation of theories and visions that address those problems, including the phenomenon of the fundamentalist wave and religious violence that arose in Muslim countries in the last quarter of the last century, and which continues to grow, increase, and expand, threatening human security, life, and civilization, and has now become a global problem and a major challenge for the peoples of the world. This study focuses on examining the mental and cognitive formation of the religious or sectarian mind to understand the religious inclinations of violent fundamentalism, choosing to examine Shiite thought structurally through texts, religious teachings, and interpretations, to determine its acceptance or rejection of the phenomenon, because the cognitive mind shaped by religious doctrine, rulings, and values forms the mediator between the inner world of the human and his external world. The research is guided by methodologies of cultural anthropology that monitor the development path of group thought and diagnose its influence on individual and collective behavior, both conscious and unconscious. Number of pages: 536