
This book was written by late Allamah Muhammad Taqi Ja’fari. The author compares and analyzes various definitions and main elements of culture in different civilizations and countries and regions of the world. The author also highlights main ingredients of Islamic culture and proves that only Islamic culture is compatible with human nature and advancement and the establishment of a just and progressive human society.
- Pioneer Culture to the Rescue of Mankind - An Introduction to Islamic Culture
- Preface
- Definitions of Culture in Well-known Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias
- Culture Described in Persian Reference Books
- Culture in Arabic Reference Books
- Culture in French Reference Books
- Culture in View of German Reference Books
- Culture in the Encyclopaedia Americana
- The Evolution of Culture
- Culture: A Lifestyle
- Cultural Elements
- Cultural Manner
- Culture Seen by the International Grolier Encyclopaedia
- Culture in the World Book Encyclopaedia
- How Does Culture Change?
- Culture Seen by Argentine References
- Culture in the Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Man Innately Desires to Figure out the Truth about Elevating Culture
- Culture in Italian Encyclopaedias
- Culture as Seen by Greek Reference Books
- Culture as Seen in Spanish Encyclopaedias
- Culture as Seen by Chinese Encyclopaedias
- Culture in the Japanese Encyclopaedias
- Culture as Seen in Indian Encyclopaedias
- The Hindu Philosophy of Culture
- Geographical Influences upon Cultural Expansion
- The Essence of Life in Indian Culture
- Culture in African Encyclopaedias
- Culture as Seen in Polish Reference Books
- Culture in Finnish Encyclopaedias
- Culture in Swedish Encyclopaedias
- Culture in Danish Encyclopaedias
- Culture Seen in Turkish Reference Books
- Culture in the Encyclopaedia of Human Rights
- Points of Common Approval between Islamic Culture and Human Rights
- The Criterion in Islamic Culture
- The Essence of Evolutionary Culture
- Culture is a Bi-polar Reality (Innately Internal and Innately External)
- The Four Principles of Culture
- The Connection between the Necessary Cultural Elements and the Merited
- The Progress Crisis
- Has the Reality Called Culture Undergone Evolution throughout Historic Changes?
- Disharmonious Cultural Elements in Real Facts May Demolish All of Human Culture
- Reasons for Disharmony in Social Cultural Elements
- Pursuant Culture and Pioneer Culture
- Whenever Man Has Followed Pioneer Systems, He Has Successfully Made Progress
- Cultures Can Be Categorized into Four Main Groups:
- What Causes an Objective Pioneer Culture?
- Culture's Clear and Observable Aspects
- Various Clear Aspects of Culture
- How to Improve the Clear Aspects of Culture
- The Highest Aim of Life Makes Original, Objective Cultures
- The Culture Established by Islam75
- Can a Society Have Various Cultures?
- Is Islamic Culture Compatible with Western Culture?
- Moral Corruption is the Main Reason for the Deterioration of Western Culture
- Factors Stabilizing Cultures throughout History
- Blind Imitation of Past Beliefs and Cultures Inhibits Logical Thought and Wisdom
- Culture Adoption and Its Causes
- Culture Transfer
- Current Cultural Changes
- How Cultural Aspects Can Be Transferred from One Society to Another
- How Can Man -Who Accepts Culture and Cultural Activities Due to His Perfection-seeking Virtues - Openly Accept Destructive, Corrupt Cultures?
- Deculturalization Instead of Cultural Generalization
- Global Culture
- Appendix