Toward a Sociology of Heresy
This paper argues that discussion of heresy has suffered from neglect by sociologists. It attempts to remedy this situation by examining heresy in terms of the “discursive analysis” associated with Derrida and Foucault. It is suggested that heresies still occur, albeit in secular or profane discours...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1983
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Sociological analysis
Year: 1983, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 123-130 |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that discussion of heresy has suffered from neglect by sociologists. It attempts to remedy this situation by examining heresy in terms of the “discursive analysis” associated with Derrida and Foucault. It is suggested that heresies still occur, albeit in secular or profane discourses in which they go unrecognized as such. It is further argued that the heretical status of an articulated opinion is determined by the institutionalized legitimation of the discourse within which a heresy is voiced; that heresy threatens established power relations; and that heresy is a semiotic phenomenon employing words that result in cognitive disorientation of true believers. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-7873 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3711397 |