Liminal practice: Pierre Bourdieu, madness, and religion

This article uses conceptions of liminality as found in the works of French social theorist and philosopher Georges Bataille and anthropologist Victor Turner to resolve limitations in Pierre Bourdieu’s functionalism. The concept of ‘liminal’ religious fields (e.g., charismatic effervescence) helps t...

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Main Author: Willey, Robin D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Social compass
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-141
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bourdieu, Pierre 1930-2002 / Turner, Victor 1920-1983 / Religion / Liminality / Psychosis
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)