Cult Figures within Academia
The Case of Max Weber
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20207092 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vasilios N Makrides (0000-0003-3783-2655, University of Erfurt), Eleni Sotiriu (University of Erfurt) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 105-132 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Implicit Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9955 • E-ISSN: 1743-1697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/imre.v6i2.105 |
| OpenAlex | W2004311147 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In this paper we examine the case of Max Weber as a cult figure within academic life, a phenomenon that falls under the broad category of implicit religion. It is about a hidden ‘religiosity’ that develops around certain mythical figures in the scholarly world, who are venerated in various ways and serve as luminous examples worthy of imitation for subsequent generations of scholars. Attention is also paid to the opposite perspective, namely to the anti-cult trend aimed at demystifying the myth surrounding Weber. The examination of the Weber cult, which may serve as a basis for locating other analogous phenomena, shows that attitudes within the allegedly strictly rationalistic academic community are not altogether devoid of other non-scholarly, implicitly religious orientations
Aesthetics · Art · Cult · Epistemology · Imitation · Mythology · Phenomenon · Religiosity · Sociology · Theology · Visual arts · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |