| Autor: |
Dorst, Aletta G., Klop, Marry-Loise |
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Metaphor & the Social World; 2017, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p66-86, 21p |
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This article describes a small-scale study in which Dutch Muslim teenagers were interviewed in order to establish how they use metaphors when they talk about their faith and how these metaphors compare with biblical metaphor. According to Achtemeier (1992), God has revealed Himself in the Bible by means of five principal metaphors, namely God as a KING, MASTER, JUDGE, FATHER and HUSBAND. The study investigated whether Dutch Muslim teenagers found these metaphors suitable as descriptions of Allah. The results indicate that only those metaphors that also occur in the Quran were considered suitable. The participants felt uncomfortable about the Christian metaphors of the FATHER and HUSBAND based on the notion that these are too 'earthly' to be appropriate descriptions of Allah. While many of their spontaneously produced metaphorical expressions apply equally to Christianity and Islam, one of Christianity's most fundamental and familiar metaphors - GOD IS A FATHER - was found to be categorically unacceptable. The results suggest that the sacred texts still play a central role in young people's understanding of the divine and that Dutch Muslims may perceive their faith in different terms from Dutch Christians even when having grown up in a Christian society and attended Christian schools. One important follow-up question that arises is whether discussing alternative metaphorical frameworks may help young believers become more self-aware as well as more tolerant towards other interpretations of faith. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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