Further towards a Sociology of Evil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4481307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karl E Smith (La Trobe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-74 |
| Publication date | 2004-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Thesis Eleven (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0725-5136 • E-ISSN: 1461-7455 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0725513604044957 |
| OpenAlex | W2019439643 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Alexander's invitation to a sociology of evil begins from the premise that the social sciences have long neglected direct analyses of evil. They have focused instead on questions of the good and treated its other as an absence or residual category. His most direct foray into this field must be read against his strong program in cultural sociology and his more concrete analysis of the development of narratives of the Holocaust as a moral 'trauma drama'. I argue that the analytic frame Alexander constructs in 'Towards a Sociology of Evil' is too narrow to achieve the ambitions declared in 'The Strong Program in Cultural Sociology'. A multi-dimensional social theoretical approach to evil must recognize that while its significations are clearly culturally variable, they also refer to something beyond the limits of discourse
Drama · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Premise · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of culture · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2019 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |