What is meant
In this usage, the text defines the “village” as a monolithic society, and states that this monolithism may extend from occupation to authority, religious community, culture, and opinion.
What is attributed to Shahrur
The text describes monolithic thinking as rejecting criticism, change, or the differing other, and links its definition of the village to this monolithic society.
Atlas explanation
This is a description specific to the text’s use of “village”; it does not entail a general definition of every village as a place.
Conclusion
This passage relates to the theme of Muhammad Shahrur Qur’an in Contemporary Thought and to the concept of Critique of authoritarianism and singularity.
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