Whose Invisible Religion? Luckmann Revisited
An analysis of Thomas Luckmann's The Invisible Religion uncovers five meanings of the term “religion” The primary meaning refers to the process of socialization whereby man transcends his biological nature; the second and third denote universal functional meaning systems at the societal and per...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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1974
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Sociological analysis
Jahr: 1974, Band: 35, Heft: 3, Seiten: 181-188 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | An analysis of Thomas Luckmann's The Invisible Religion uncovers five meanings of the term “religion” The primary meaning refers to the process of socialization whereby man transcends his biological nature; the second and third denote universal functional meaning systems at the societal and personal levels; the fourth and fifth refer to specific substantive meaning systems at the societal and personal levels. From this schema, Luckmann proceeds to label “religion” any meaning system which in his judgment is a universal and functional or specific and substantive meaning system for a society or an individual. Thus, the invisible religion of modern man may be familism, careerism, sex, mobility, etc. A critique of Luckmann's “functional ipsative” definition of religion indicates the tenuous nature of such apriorism for an empirical sociology of religion which needs to begin with the meanings action has for the actors in the society. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3710648 |