Volume 29, Issue 3
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.768
Anthropological Approaches in Islamic Studies
Abstract
The anthropological approach is one of the methods in religious studies—anthropology as one of the successful efforts to understand religion from its form growing in society. The use of anthropology theory is not to discuss the truth of the absolute aspects in the Islamic teaching's essence, both in the Qur'an and al-Hadith. It is to analyze the research object, which is regarding the sources of 'lahiriyah' or elements of the practice of teaching revelation. This paper will explore critical anthropology as an approach. This article used the systematic literature review method—data obtained from books and scientific journals that discuss the anthropology of religion. The analysis of the collected data was through qualitative analysis. The study found that anthropology plays an essential role in humans' response toward the religion's teachings they accept. It shows the differences between the lessons conveyed in the Qur'an and al-Hadith, and the reality occurs in the Public.
Keywords
Approach, Anthropology, Study, Islam