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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1. VerfasserIn: Willey, Robin D. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Sage [2016]
In: Social compass
Jahr: 2016, Band: 63, Heft: 1, Seiten: 125-141
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Bourdieu, Pierre 1930-2002 / Turner, Victor 1920-1983 / Religion / Liminalität / Psychose
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AE Religionspsychologie
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Zusammenfassung: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 to account for the affective, irrational, heterogeneous, and/or sacred aspects of social life, while maintaining the explanatory power of Bourdieu’s theoretical framework. In particular, this critical revision to Bourdieu allows a better understanding of religious events that obscure the lines between religious practice and madness, such as the Toronto Blessing.
ISSN:1461-7404
Enthält:Enthalten in: Social compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0037768615615529