آسیب‌شناسی تاثیرات عرفان‌ها و معنویت‌های نوظهور در فضای مجازی بر فرهنگ جوانان

تئوری جهانی‌سازی و دهکدۀ جهانی با زیرساخت فضای مجازی، موجب تحولات بنیادی و محتوایی در سطوح خرد و کلان، فرهنگ جوامع و زندگی جوانان جهان شده است. گذار از جامعۀ ایستا و سنتی  به‌سوی جامعه‌ای پویا و مدرنیته با سرعت بیشتری انجام میشود. روش‌های سنتی تبلیغ در حوزۀ دینی توسط مراجع مرتبط دگرگون شده و در این گرداب و تلاطم جامعه مدرنیته، شاهد ظهور جنبش‌های عرفانی و معنوی هستیم که توانستند در مدت کوتاهی با استفاده از توانمندی فضای مجازی مرزها را شکسته و به راحتی وارد کشورها و فرهنگ ملت‌ها شوند و هویت آن‌ها را تحت تاثیر محتوایی قرار دهند. بخشی از نسل جوان عصر حاضر از فرایند تبلیغی دینی سنتی رها شده و تحت تاثیرات فرهنگی و تعلیمات دینی فضای مجازی رشد می‌نماید. فضای مجازی امکان برقراری ارتباط و نفوذ به فرهنگ جوانان را مهیاتر نموده و اگر صحیح مدیریت نشود، دارای مشکلات و تهدیدات اثرگذار برای نسل جوانان خواهد بود. هدف تحقیق آسیب‌شناسی، تاثیرات عرفان‌ها و معنویت‌های نوظهور در فضای مجازی بر فرهنگ جوانان است. این پژوهش از روش کیفی، کتابخانه‌ای و شیوۀ تحلیلی - توصیفی استفاده کرده است. نتیجۀ پژوهش نشان داد، فرصت‌های فضای مجازی برای فعالیت‌های عرفان‌ها و معنویت‌های نوظهور در هیجده مورد و تهدیدات ناشی از فعالیت آن‌ها در فضای مجازی در 24 مورد احصاء و تاثیرات ترکیبی فرصت‌های سلبی و تهدیدات ایجابی که بر علیه فرهنگ جوانان و ملّی تاثیرگذار بوده، آسیب‌شناسی و جمع‌بندی شده و در سه محور تقویت فرهنگ جوانان، هویت ملّی و مدیریت جنبش‌های عرفانی و معنوی پیشنهاداتی اجرایی ارائه شد.

pathology of the effects of mysticism and emerging spiritualityin cyberspace on youth culture

introduction: the innate human inclination towards the divine and the worship of a higher power is a universal characteristic found in all human beings and shared by all divine religions. disillusioned by the materialism of modernity, contem-porary humans have turned inward, seeking spiritual fulfillment, mysticism, and divine perfection. the transition from static, traditional societies to dynamic, mod-ern ones is accelerating rapidly. traditional methods of religious proselytization have been transformed by religious authorities, and amidst the turbulence of mod-ern society, we have witnessed the emergence of mystical and spiritual move-ments. these movements have quickly leveraged the power of digital platforms to transcend borders, penetrate cultures, and shape national identities. a significant portion of today’s youth has broken free from traditional religious indoctrination and is instead influenced by the cultural and religious teachings disseminated through digital spaces. the digital realm facilitates communication and cultural penetration, especially among young people, and if not properly managed, it poses significant threats and challenges to the adolescent and youth population. global policymakers and leaders have converged on the notion that cyberspace and social media are powerful tools capable of exerting widespread influence over the mass-es. their strategy is to maximize the potential of these platforms to advance na-tional and global interests for the purpose of global governance. given the cultural shifts of the modern era, some argue that a nation’s boundaries now extend to the minds of its individual citizens. consequently, neglecting the intellectual devel-opment of the populace, especially youth who represent the future, is tantamount to neglecting ideological and cultural frontiers and, by extension, jeopardizing the management of youth and national culture. this study investigates emerging mystical and spiritual movements in cyberspace and their impact on youth culture. a qualitative research approach, employing a library-based, analytical-descriptive methodology, was adopted for this inquiry. research findings identify the oppor-tunities presented by cyberspace for emerging mystical and spiritual movements in terms of interaction, communication, and cultural management, as well as the threats posed by these movements in the religious, social, and cultural domains. the study’s results can be categorized into the opportunities and challenges asso-ciated with this phenomenon within the country.conclusion: opportunities in the field of interaction and communication: rapid and timely information dissemination, time and location independence, transnational and global communication, up-to-date and accessible information, creation of secure and covert communication for activists, diverse communication aligned with youth interests, and the ability to form virtual groups and communities. opportunities in the field of cultural management: user-generated content tailored to youth, centralized management and guidance of groups and associations, com-prehensive awareness of subcultures and cultures, diverse virtual content services oriented towards youth, strengthening intercultural and interfaith communication, creating virtual spiritual and religious platforms, sharing content, interests, and viewpoints, the potential to change societal and youth beliefs and traditional be-liefs, and the ability to create challenging content against ethics and values. challenges in the field of religion and religious proselytizing: the possibility of creating doubts about religious matters, the propagation of distorted and falsified religious and moral doubts, questioning and undermining shia islam, extremist and deviant religious practices, replacing authentic religions with false mysticism, undermining adherence to the country’s religious and moral values, undermining the traditional beliefs of society and youth in religious matters, and creating chal-lenges against national principles and behaviors.challenges in the socio-cultural realm; gradual shifts in worldview and nation-al identity, non-halal social relationships, individual detachment from the real community, the formation of virtual and deviant identities, disruption of fami-ly relationships and interactions, changes and transformations of values towards westernization, changes in attitudes, behaviors, and lifestyles, imbalance of senses and decision-making conditions, transformation of perception and understanding of social and cultural phenomena, challenges in parental control of children, in-creased participation in challenging processes, de-identification and demotivation of the younger generation, promotion of free living, cohabitation, and the promo-tion of separation in families, de-identification and demotivation of the younger generation, and so on.furthermore, suggestions in three areas of strengthening youth culture, national identity, and managing mystical and spiritual movements have been summarized and presented for strategic management of the diagnosis and combined effects of negative opportunities and positive threats that have impacted youth culture and national identity.