The Question of CultureInternational Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), 2003 - 132 من الصفحات In his book on culture, Bennabi's aim is not to discover new data, nor provide hair-splitting descriptions of what may constitute culture, nor is he interested in reproducing what Clifford Geerts justly called "the conceptual morass" that has developed around this concept. Unlike most Arab academic writers of his time, he does not parrot Western theories of culture. Rather, he is in search of what would constitute the essence of a culture that would enable human beings to visualize it as a way of life and a program for action, equipping them with the means of living together meaningfully and in harmony with their environment. |
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