Abstract
The second chapter has five sections, and still, at the core, the whole part is faith, the Methodology—it is believed that almost like a religion, research is not more incredible than its adopted worldview or lifeworld. This chapter, in effect, the whole book, is surrounded and covered by the Indigenous Gnoseological position. This chapter has four headings delineating the four philosophical streams that guide the entire study. The second heading limns the study's context and then lays the instruments out of this Methodology following a methodological limitation reflection. The first stream is for ourselves. We have been repairing the ‘self' as researchers. Then the authors followed the critical stance of knowledge, traced back from Al-Farabi (872-950), Saadia Gaon (882-942). The third source of understanding generated came from the poststructuralist movement. The final justification is developed from the Decolonial Knowledge in social science.
TopTopics For Discussion
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Introduction: Enquiries, Contacts, and Looking for A Way of Seeing the Reciprocal World
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Methodological Genealogy: Is Freedom the Child of Knowledge?
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Context of the Study: The Making of the Journey for Methodology, Not on a Method
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A space for Social Sciences
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Complementary ventures of global history
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Between Substitutions: Options for an IRP
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Indigenous Gnoseology as Method of Reciprocity: Assimilating of the Four Streams
Methodological Tents Conclusion: Reciprocity is a Call for Weing Reflection on Indigenous Gnoseology
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How a methodology is coming to the fore of practicality
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How Methodology affects our state of mind
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Should refrain rethink from Methodology? Instead of Methods
TopPersistence to chapter one’s theme, it is evident that all these complexities of philosophy and nuanced nation-states are traced back to 400 BC. In other words, the world has become complicated after the western philosophical outbreak of and with colonialism. Colonialism expanded, simultaneously, Christian commonwealth spread—inevitably science and scientific development. Yet, it was soon after the Black Death of the mid-1300s.
In October 1347, 12 ships arrived in the port of Catania, on the island of Sicily, the most oversized island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of Italy’s 20 regions. Most of the sailors on board those ships were either dead or barely alive, their skin bursting with dark boils that poured blood and pus from their pores.
Following then, colonial power came to the forefront, the world changed, and this is the history that tells us that Covid-19 will come to an end. As a result, we believe that a paradigm shift in the Methodology of social sciences is required to address this issue. Even though many institutions in the western world are reducing social science as a cost-saving measure during this epidemic, the message being sent is that social science has no value to society.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Disciple of Discipline: Uncritical social scientists who follow the Eurocentric concepts, and methodologies and those who blindly follow supervisors’ advice without knowing the root of the advised theory or method.
Indigenous Gnoseology: This Indigenous Gnoseological stand is an important aspect of vibrant Indigenous life. Without this, a terrifying application, such as other researchers, can be implied in producing knowledge, ultimately reproducing and legalizing the west that we excoriate. Indigenous Cosmology is a separate setting, a different face, and independent science and thus creates another dimension of subjectivity and reflections when it comes to the question of data validity.
Selfosophy: ‘Selfosophy’ is the study of self through the philosophic underpinning of self towards the cosmic totality which is neither ethnosophy, theosophy and anthroposophy, but rather a completely separate approach to seeing and helping the self to help others and community (for details, Chowdhury, JS & Abd Wahab, 2023. Selfosophy and Repairing self: An Introduction, Universiti Malaya Press).
JR Self-Repairing Model: The combination of Rakhain Sitama (healers) and Bante (Spiritual leader) shows some eating habits, sleep cycles, and some of our generic breathing techniques. Which helps in Esoteric—balanced blood flow, thinner cells, low blood pressure, low heart rate, and balanced pulse. With Exoteric techniques—one can keep the blood cells open and keeps the right airflow and obstacles. And, above all, it helps to keep our cognition and consciousness sensual, our body-mind-spirit in a balanced manner.