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Conceptual Metaphors of “Harb” Verses … Z. Mirsepasi et al / (67
Although many definitions the Qur'an is not only wise but
of war have been proposed so also by increasing social and
far, these definitions have not political awareness of the
been able to properly express concept of war, it is changed or
this concept; because this abstract reformed in society. The main
concept includes many conceptual question of this article is what
domains that can not be kind of conceptual metaphors
understood only by dealing the Qur'an has used to objectify
with its lexical meanings. the abstract concept of war and
On the other hand, since how they can be explained .
many concepts are not expressed The subject of the present
directly in the Qur'an, they can study is the study of the
not be achieved only by literal conceptual metaphors of Harb
meanings and objective concepts, in the Holy Quran in the
and because conceptual metaphor framework of the critical analysis
is a way to understand abstract approach of the Charteris-
concepts from objective concepts, Black metaphor (2004) in order
so abstract concepts and ideas to model pure life. In fact, this
embedded in it can be achieved research is related to two
through metaphorical understanding. different scientific fields; That
On the other hand, since “the is, the field of religion and the
Qur'an has a complex metaphorical field of critical discourse
structure and through them metaphor analysis with a
affects the minds of believers”, cognitive-body approach that is
(Ghaeminia, 2010: 169) so related to cognitive linguistics.
trying to understand the Critical discourse analysis is
conceptual metaphors of war in one level higher than discourse
