Integration and Interconnection of Human Concepts in Islamic and Transpersonal Psychology
Sri Haryanto, Hendriyadi Bahtiar Daeng Sila
International Journal of Islamic Educational Psychology January 5, 2023 DOI: 10.18196/ijiep.v3i1.14593 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractIslamic and transpersonal psychology share interconnected views of human beings, each examining people across three dimensions: somatic (body), psychic (mental), and noetic (spiritual). Both fields center on theoretical studies of human nature and emphasize spiritual or transcendental awareness. This qualitative library research systematically reviewed e-journal literature to identify these commonalities, concluding that the two psychological traditions converge in their multidimensional and spiritually attuned conception of persons.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Qualitative library research Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Integration Interconnection Human conceptions Islamic psychology Transpersonal psychology |
| Key finding | Islamic and transpersonal psychology interconnect in their examination of humans across somatic, psychic, and noetic dimensions, their shared central theoretical themes, and their emphasis on spiritual or transcendental awareness. |
Abstract
This study describes the interconnection of human conceptions in Islamic and transpersonal psychology. The research method used was qualitative with a library research model and e-journal literature that discusses humans from Islamic and transpersonal psychology perspectives. The data collection technique was through documentation. The researchers documented the literature on human and psychological e-journals and then presented them systematically. The data analysis was carried out by data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The researchers reduced human data and Islamic psychology accessed in e-journals, then systematically presented and analyzed them descriptively-interpretatively. The results revealed that the interconnection of human concepts in Islamic and transpersonal psychology was found in the following points; (1) examining humans in the three dimensions of somatic (body), psychic (mental), and noetic (spiritual); (2) the central theme of theoretical studies; and (3) spiritual awareness (transcendental).