التصورات الاجتماعية للدين : مراجعة نقدية للمفاهيم و الأبعاد و الأطر النظرية

Abstract EN

This paper seeks to review the most available literature that dealt with the issue of social representations of religion.

It aims to analyze critically the concepts of religion, its dimensions and the theoretical frameworks adopted by the available literature.

Furthermore, it aims to suggest a theoretical framework -from the perspective of Islamic thought - regarding the dimensions of religion, which is consistent with Islam.

To achieve its objectives, this study studied the available literature on religion from the perspective of social representations.

Then, followed the critical analytical approach to the literature.

The study finds that the available literature varied in their concept and dimensions of religion, according to their philosophical framework and the predominance of the modern social studies paradigm in defining the concept of religion.

Thus, led to a difference in the dimensions that should be taken into account in the study of religion from the perspective of social representations, and the religiosity scale.

Accordingly, there is a need to consider the contribution of Islamic thought in outlining the dimensions of religion, based on Islam itself, which allows a more comprehensive view to study the social representations of religion.

The originality of this study lies in the fact that it dealt with the issue of religion in the context of social representations, and sought to critically discuss the concept of religion, its dimensions, and the theoretical frameworks in these studies.

In addition, it sought to propose a perspective - from the point of view of Islamic thought - that takes into account broader dimensions of religion that are consistent with the comprehensiveness of Islam.