Cultural Hero Systems and Religious Beliefs: The Ideal-Real Social Science of Ernest Becker
Ernest Becker formulated a theory of human behavior based on the premise that the fear of death is the motivating principle of human behavior. Becker's "ideal-real" social science combined psychology with a mythico-religious perspective to provide a model that would insure the fullest...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Springer
1979
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Review of religious research
Année: 1979, Volume: 21, Numéro: 1, Pages: 62-70 |
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Résumé: | Ernest Becker formulated a theory of human behavior based on the premise that the fear of death is the motivating principle of human behavior. Becker's "ideal-real" social science combined psychology with a mythico-religious perspective to provide a model that would insure the fullest liberation of man. A social phenomenologist, Becker believed that human beings needed to create a meaningful world. Traditional social science had failed man in that it did not provide the basis for a meaningful existence. Only by embracing a religious perspective could individuals overcome and transcend the crippling fear of death. This paper analyzes Becker's "ideal-real" social science. |
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ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3510156 |