Iraqi Personality in Light of Ali Al-Wardi＇s Works： A Critical Review

This paper sheds light on the Iraqi personality in light of writings of the Iraqi eminent sociologist Dr. Ali Al-Wardi and gives a critical review to his main findings and hypotheses. Al-Wardi was the main person who established the first department of sociology in Iraq and the spiritual father or the real father of sociology in the country. He wrote prestigious works about the Iraqi society including some hypotheses focusing on the Iraqi personality, such as the dual personality and social dissonance. These findings and hypotheses are not above criticism of course. The method we depend on here is the content analysis methodology. The paper consists of seven parts; part one is the introduction which includes a short glimpse on the subject and A1-Wardi＇s methodology. Part two deals with Al-Wardi and studying Iraqi personality. Part three, discusses the dual personality, and part four, the social dissonance. Part five, exposures tackling the problem where Al-Wardi suggests some points. Part six deals with the discussion. Finally, there is a conclusion under the part seven.

阿拉伯社会学研究的历史学转向——阿里·瓦尔迪历史社会学思想及其影响析论

阿里·瓦尔迪是20世纪伊拉克著名的历史社会学家。在社会学框架的基础上,其研究对象经历了从社会学到历史学范畴的转变,形成了独树一帜的历史社会学思想。瓦尔迪的历史社会学思想以发掘伊拉克历史规律为研究重心,形成了机制性叙事与时序性叙事相结合的研究路径,以探寻伊拉克民族国家构建失败的原因为核心问题意识。瓦尔迪思想不仅对现实具有“揭示性”,对未来具有“预见性”,还影响了当代伊拉克乃至伊斯兰世界的知识分子。瓦尔迪是20世纪阿拉伯社会学的集大成者,同时还推动了伊拉克历史学的发展。他以社会学与历史学并举的研究方法突破了社会学与历史学间的壁垒,呼应了西方历史社会学的风潮,为伊拉克学者在世界历史社会学发展历程中赢得了一席之地,同时也为突破西方话语体系做出了贡献。