المدلول الرمزي للجسد في الموروث الشعبي العراقي : دراسة انثروبولوجية تحليلية == The Symbolic Significance In The Iraqi Heritage Anthropological Study
Author name:
زينب محمد صالح
Supervisor name:
لاهاي عبد الحسين الدعمي
General topic:
Sociology
Specific topic:
Cultural Anthropology
Degree:
Doctorate
University:
University of Baghdad - College Of Literature - Department Of Sociology
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
03T387 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Body’ is one of the subjects that recently attract researchers and thinkers’ attention. ‘Body’ is the society mirror which is considered by researchers as a symbol for transforming its society culture. The body meaning and value come from its existence, its images that speak up its silent depth, its importance, its changeable features, expressions, and its symbols. Hence, ‘body’ has symbolic and cultural significance and a social and cultural meaning through its original practices, rituals, reference, and culture. ‘Body’ is the symbolic construction and the origin of several concepts that tend to give it meaning. In fact, ‘body’ is the result of socio - cultural construction. The present study emphasizes the presence of the ‘body’ through its symbolic denotation culturally formed within a vast variety culture society, like the Iraqi society. In order to achieve the aims of the study, public inherited culture and folklore have been investigated since ‘body’ symbolizes its society culture and it is the language of man to express him/herself. ‘Body’ interferes with a variety of surrounding interactions. Its movements and shapes, for example when standing, kneeling, or chained, are all full of signification derived from where they occur. Consequently, body movement is regarded as cultural product varying from one culture to another. ‘Body’ represents its original culture and environment. It feels, expresses, and invents man. Doubtlessly, Arabic Islamic culture is part of the inherited Iraqi culture. Actually it is the main source of our cultural heritage. ‘Body’ is the divine base for all ancient civilizations and cultures and the core for many philosophies. At a particular time, it has been a symbol for a culture, and at other time an aesthetic sign for another one. Besides, it might swing between sanctity and impurity. We can investigate the ‘body’ with all its meanings and sufferings through its living and abstract signs aw well as all control techniques since it is history enclosed by traditions, doctrine, literature and education. ‘Body’ has been tackled from different views. The present study comprises six chapters : The important thought has been concluded that ‘body’ looked at anthropologically, especially its popular practices, rituals, religious ceremonies, aesthetic practices since they are tools of social and cultural interactions and symbols of humanity in current anthropology
Summary:
03T387 - A.pdf
References:
03T387 - R.pdf
