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Creativity in an Indigenous Afro‐Arab Islamic Culture: The Case of Sudan
Author(s) -
KHALEEFA OMAR H.,
ERDOS GEORGE,
ASHRIA IKHLAS H.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the journal of creative behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2162-6057
pISSN - 0022-0175
DOI - 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1996.tb00773.x
Subject(s) - creativity , indigenous , sociocultural evolution , conformity , islam , islamic culture , modernization theory , scope (computer science) , sociology , conformist , social science , epistemology , psychology , social psychology , anthropology , political science , geography , politics , law , ecology , philosophy , archaeology , computer science , biology , programming language
The present study attempted to appraise creativity in the indigenous Sudanese culture, which is formed by a complex integration and interaction of various social and cultural factors, mainly of African, Arab, and Islamic origin. More specifically, the study investigated the concept of creativity in a conformist culture, the problem of using Western tests and the problem of modernization. Also it attempted to find answers to some crucial questions: What is the scope available for creative expression in a tight sociocultural system? How could creativity coexist with conformity? What form of creativity can exist in the indigenous sociocultural system?