Evaluation of the Embodied Cognition Hypothesis in the Formation of the Concept of

Ebrahimi, Ebrahim; Pourebrahim, Shirin

doi:10.22054/rjqk.2024.78088.2938

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Professor of the Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences of Allameh Tabatabai University

² Shirin Pourebrahim, Associate Professor of Linguistics Department, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22054/rjqk.2024.78088.2938

Abstract

Body cognition is one of the theoretical frameworks in cognitive sciences based on which cognition is a physical phenomenon that is formed through the interaction between body, environment, and mind. This is associated with many abstract concepts of the Qur'an, of which "POSSESSION" is one of the most important. This research has tried to measure and evaluate the effect of body cognition on the formation of the abstract concept of "POSSESSION" in the Quran language using a descriptive-analytic approach and cognitive semantics perspective. The data examined in this study were the lexical elements related to body organs and the verbs associated with these organs which were used to refer to POSSESSION. The results of this research show that understanding the concept of OWNERSHIP and its types in the Qur'an depends on the physical experience and physical activities of the human being and that the human experiential knowledge of the body parts, such as hands, feet, head, mouth and their related actions, such as: taking, making, earning, grabbing, standing and eating, is the basis of metaphorical mapping for understanding abstract concept of POSSESSION in Quran language, and can help us to better understand this concept in the Qur'an and improve our knowledge in this field.

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Quran and Quranic teachings

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Quranic Knowledge Research

Evaluation of the Embodied Cognition Hypothesis in the Formation of the Concept of "POSSESSION" in the Language of Quran

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Volume 15, Issue 57 - Serial Number 57
July 2024
Pages 69-99

Evaluation of the Embodied Cognition Hypothesis in the Formation of the Concept of "POSSESSION" in the Language of Quran

References

References

Volume 15, Issue 57 - Serial Number 57July 2024Pages 69-99

Volume 15, Issue 57 - Serial Number 57
July 2024
Pages 69-99