Detestable Slaves of the Devil
Religion as the ‘Third Pillar’ of the Civilizing Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6147341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L C Brown (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 11-27 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HISTORICKÁ SOCIOLOGIE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1804-0616 • E-ISSN: 2336-3525 |
| Publisher | Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14712/23363525.2024.15 |
| OpenAlex | W4404487026 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Utilising the early modern witchcraft prosecutions as historical evidence, this article proposes a reconfiguration of Norbert Elias’ theory of The Civilizing Process to include ‘religious de-centralisation’ as a necessary ‘third pillar’ within long-term European development. It is argued that, given the significance of the medieval church and the threat to monarchical power posed by that same institution, decentralising organised religion from the functioning of the state was required in order to allow state formation to proceed. This is evidenced by the early modern recategorization of ‘magic’ as witchcraft and the resulting extension of state jurisdiction into the prosecution of witches to the disadvantage of the church courts
Aesthetics · Art · Pillar · Process (computing · Computer Science · Engineering · Religion and Society Interactions · Mechanical Engineering
Wicca
Religion and civilization in the sociology of Norbert Elias
Who Were the Witches? The Social Roles of the Accused in the European Witch Trials
The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1661–1662
The Witches of Fife
Christian Religion and the European Civilising Process
The Scottish Witchcraft Act
Norbert Elias, the Civilizing Process
Western Monasticism and Economic Organization
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |