ISLAM & PSYCHOLOGY Islamic Ideology VS Atheist Philosophical Psychology
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When Psychology blurs …
Its boundaries with materialistic philosophical speculations and atheistic armchair theories It fosters a distorted concept of man an antagonistic attitude towards god and religion Best illustration - Sigmund Freud
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Henri Ellenburger:
Although Freud claimed to be scornful of philosophy, he definitely expressed philosophical ideas, in the sense of materialistic, atheistic ideology. His philosophy was an extreme form of positivism, which is considered religion dangerous and metaphysics superfluous Freud defined religion as illusion …a universal neurosis, a kind of narcotic that hampers the free exercise of intelligence and sthg man will give up
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Freud’s Concept of Religion
Universal neurosis (by comparing religious rituals and creeds with the obsessive compulsive symptoms of patients) Religious phenomena are to be understood only on the model of the neurotic symptoms of the individual
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Freud’s Concept of God
Man – made delusion He lamented – human worship false illusion – childhood needs
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Question ???
Muslim’s attitude towards atheistic philosophical speculation? Claims true Muslim – fully subscribes Freudian theories? personality, psychotherapeutic components also ideological dimension Status psychoanalysis in Modern Western Psychology? Its position in contemporary Muslim Psychologist? Place in Arab and Muslim universities? 6 Benefit from it while rejecting atheistic opinions? 8/10/2008