Florian Stoll
Biographic Data
| ID | 202256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Florian Stoll |
| GIVEN NAMES | Florian |
| FAMILY NAME | Stoll |
| SIGNATURE | STOLL F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leipzig University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9799-4061 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Durkheim, the body and the sacred: The neglected lesson of Homo duplex illustrated by the Wagner Bayreuth Festival
Richard Wagner's Bayreuth Festival is presented as a ‘goldmine’ case study for sociology. Durkheimian approaches to the body overwhelmingly draw on the Elementary Forms to emphasize its productive role. Bodily ritual, rhythm and regulation help us experience the solidary force of the sacred. Durkheim's essay on The Duality of Human Nature adds complexity to this picture. Here Durkheim sees the body as blocking access to higher forms of social tho…
Why Fans of the Evil Genius Remain Fans: The Case of Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival
An enduring feature of public life has been the social death of prominent artists, impresarios and entertainers after moral transgressions. But not everyone is shunned. Often fans and general audiences continue to consume, advocate and revere the artistic product of tainted but gifted individuals. How is this love of the ‘evil genius’ possible? The article provides answers with reference to the paradigm case of Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Fes…
African middle classness, politics and protest: On the context of this issue
Middle classes in the Global South have become topical. They were considered mainly by economists in development-oriented institutions and praised as a factor contributing to economic development and democratic forces. We recapitulate some of the trends and remind the reader of earlier debates. We take stock of the variety of contributions and point to the efforts to have a more nuanced look at the composition and orientations of ‘middle classes’…
A Maximal Understanding of Sacrifice: Bataille, Richard Wagner, Pilgrimage and the Bayreuth Festival
This paper calls for a broad conception of sacrifice to be developed as a resource for cultural sociology. It argues the term was framed too narrowly in the classical work of Hubert and Mauss. The later approach of Bataille permits a maximal understanding of sacrifice as non-utilitarian expenditures of money, energy, passion and effort directed towards the experience of transcendence. From this perspective, pilgrimage can be understood as a speci…
The Narrative of ‘the African Middle Class’ and Its Conceptual Limitations
A Maximal Understanding of Sacrifice: Bataille, Richard Wagner, Pilgrimage and the Bayreuth Festival
This paper calls for a broad conception of sacrifice to be developed as a resource for cultural sociology. It argues the term was framed too narrowly in the classical work of Hubert and Mauss. The later approach of Bataille permits a maximal understanding of sacrifice as non-utilitarian expenditures of money, energy, passion and effort directed towards the experience of transcendence. From this perspective, pilgrimage can be understood as a speci…
African middle classness, politics and protest: On the context of this issue
Middle classes in the Global South have become topical. They were considered mainly by economists in development-oriented institutions and praised as a factor contributing to economic development and democratic forces. We recapitulate some of the trends and remind the reader of earlier debates. We take stock of the variety of contributions and point to the efforts to have a more nuanced look at the composition and orientations of ‘middle classes’…
The Narrative of ‘the African Middle Class’ and Its Conceptual Limitations
A Maximal Understanding of Sacrifice: Bataille, Richard Wagner, Pilgrimage and the Bayreuth Festival
This paper calls for a broad conception of sacrifice to be developed as a resource for cultural sociology. It argues the term was framed too narrowly in the classical work of Hubert and Mauss. The later approach of Bataille permits a maximal understanding of sacrifice as non-utilitarian expenditures of money, energy, passion and effort directed towards the experience of transcendence. From this perspective, pilgrimage can be understood as a speci…
Why Fans of the Evil Genius Remain Fans: The Case of Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festival
An enduring feature of public life has been the social death of prominent artists, impresarios and entertainers after moral transgressions. But not everyone is shunned. Often fans and general audiences continue to consume, advocate and revere the artistic product of tainted but gifted individuals. How is this love of the ‘evil genius’ possible? The article provides answers with reference to the paradigm case of Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Fes…
African middle classness, politics and protest: On the context of this issue
Middle classes in the Global South have become topical. They were considered mainly by economists in development-oriented institutions and praised as a factor contributing to economic development and democratic forces. We recapitulate some of the trends and remind the reader of earlier debates. We take stock of the variety of contributions and point to the efforts to have a more nuanced look at the composition and orientations of ‘middle classes’…
Durkheim, the body and the sacred: The neglected lesson of Homo duplex illustrated by the Wagner Bayreuth Festival
Richard Wagner's Bayreuth Festival is presented as a ‘goldmine’ case study for sociology. Durkheimian approaches to the body overwhelmingly draw on the Elementary Forms to emphasize its productive role. Bodily ritual, rhythm and regulation help us experience the solidary force of the sacred. Durkheim's essay on The Duality of Human Nature adds complexity to this picture. Here Durkheim sees the body as blocking access to higher forms of social tho…
Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Middle class (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (2 works)