The Degradation of the Sacred
Approaches of Cooley and Goffman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2480905 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul G Creelan (corresponding author), Paul Creelan |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-56 |
| Publication date | 1987-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Symbolic Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6086 • E-ISSN: 1533-8665 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/si.1987.10.1.29 |
| OpenAlex | W2038962656 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Charles Horton Cooley and Erving Goffman both have provided similar, although usually overlooked, contributions to a sociology of religion and culture, namely, their analysis of the process whereby sacred representations of the self-transcending aspect of human nature frequently devolve into fragmented or distorted cultural symbols that increasingly provide legitimation for self-interest alone. Cooley's writings revolve around the dynamic whereby the cultural symbols of Christian mysticism degenerate into the liberal models of economic man. Goffman's work centers around the manner in which sacred rituals, originally emblematic of the social, are degraded and distorted by the onset of self-interested motivations
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Legitimation · Mysticism · Political science · Sociology · Sociology of culture · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2020 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |