Transgressing the Boundary between the Sacred and the Secular/Profane
A Durkheimian Perspective on a Public Controversy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4895881 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth Thompson (0000-0002-9986-2422, The Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0210 • E-ISSN: 2325-7873 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3711362 |
| OpenAlex | W2249872548 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article makes a case for the sociology of religion to give a more central position to issues concerning ideology. It uses the example of recent public controversies in Britain over criticisms made by bishops of the Church of England against the Thatcher government's policies. It also contrasts this situation with the influence of the new Christian right in America. The theoretical framework adopted is neo-Durkheimian, focusing on dilemmas involving the boundary between the sacred and the profane, and disputes about individualism and community. The discussion is based on research drawing on data supplied by the Church's Press Office and letters from the public to the most controversial episcopal critic, the Bishop of Durham
Bishops · Boundary (topology) · Government (linguistics) · Ideology · Individualism · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 1993 - 2011 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |