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International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE, 11(37), Serial Number. 1, Autumn. 2024, 117-144

ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER
A Critique on the Philosophical Foundations of Bourdieu’s Theory
of Cultural Capital from the Perspectives of Allameh Tabataba'i

1*
Dr. Tayebeh Dehghanpour Farashah , Prof. Mohammad Mahdi Gorjian Arabi 2
1.* Post-Doc Researcher, Social Policy and Studies Research Institute, Cultural Policy Research
Group, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author)

2. Prof. in Islamic Philosophy and Theology Department, Faculty of Philosophy and Ethics,
Baqir al-‘Olum University, Qom, Iran, mm.gorjian@yahoo.com

ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT

Article History: SU BJECT & OBJECTIVES: This research evaluates and critiques the
Received: 24 November 2023 philosophical foundations of Bourdieu’s theory of Cultural
Revised: 02 February 2024 Capital through the lens of Allameh Tabataba'i. Therefore, the
Accepted: 11 February 2024 goal is to examine the fundamental concepts and their
interrelationships.
Key Words:
METHOD & FINDING: Conducting a documentary study of the
Philosophical Foundations
development of Cultural Capital theory and its dimensions in
Bourdieu’s works, the basic concepts are first explained
Social Capital
concerning the term cultural capital and then evaluated from the
Cultural Capital perspective of Tabataba'i’s philosophical foundations.

Bourdieu CONCLUSION: Prior research conducted in the West has shown that
the concept of Cultural Capital has been revised in each period
Tabataba'i according to the societal conditions of the time and place.

However, domestic research has often used the concept of
DOI: Cultural Capital in a format similar to Bourdieu’s framework,
10.22034/imjpl.2023.15905.1091 without revision, and without taking into account local cultural
foundations. The article argues that Cultural Capital represents
DOR: the possession of human-divine capital, a concern that Bourdieu’s
20.1001.1.26767619.2024.11.37.5.6 literature does not address but deserves critical attention. By
considering Tabataba'i’s divine philosophical foundations

including his theory of contingents, a reinterpretation of

Bourdieu’s theory of Cultural Capital takes on a new and native
character. By removing certain philosophical underpinnings of

Bourdieu, this theory can present a novel manifestation about the
stability of thought in the realm of culture.
* Corresponding Author:
Email: Article Address Published on the Journal Site:
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