For "theism" prayer is a kind of conversation with a deity. Against this, "pantheism" dismisses this definition and defines it as "meditation" due to its negation of personality. Prayer as, meaning "meditation," also faces challenges. This meaning of prayer is not only conceptually incompatible with the impersonal divinity but is also contradictory to the conventional understanding of the prayer and field reality of the believers’ behaviors. Hence, meditation not only does not place "pantheism" in superior standing as compared to “theism,” but also subjects it to challenges under the heading of the definition of religion. . If, by definition, religion fails to reveal a worthy standing for prayer, it is said to be incompatible, and this is a shortcoming that seriously threatens “pantheism”. This article reviews the semantics of prayer in two conceptions of “theism” and “pantheism” to investigate the criticism raised, finally demonstrating shortcomings of the meanings of prayer in “pantheism”, as its meaning in “theism” is more defensible.
ahmadi kafshani,M , Kashfi,A R and Bayat,M . (2022). A study of the semantics of prayer in "theism" and "pantheism". Religions and Mysticism, 55(2), 333-315. doi: 10.22059/jrm.2022.346045.630366
MLA
ahmadi kafshani,M , , Kashfi,A R , and Bayat,M . "A study of the semantics of prayer in "theism" and "pantheism"", Religions and Mysticism, 55, 2, 2022, 333-315. doi: 10.22059/jrm.2022.346045.630366
HARVARD
ahmadi kafshani M, Kashfi A R, Bayat M. (2022). 'A study of the semantics of prayer in "theism" and "pantheism"', Religions and Mysticism, 55(2), pp. 333-315. doi: 10.22059/jrm.2022.346045.630366
CHICAGO
M ahmadi kafshani, A R Kashfi and M Bayat, "A study of the semantics of prayer in "theism" and "pantheism"," Religions and Mysticism, 55 2 (2022): 333-315, doi: 10.22059/jrm.2022.346045.630366
VANCOUVER
ahmadi kafshani M, Kashfi A R, Bayat M. A study of the semantics of prayer in "theism" and "pantheism". Relig Myst. 2022;55(2):333-315 (In Persian). doi: 10.22059/jrm.2022.346045.630366