Rethinking the theoretical base of Peter L. Berger's sociology of religion: Social construction, power, and discourse
Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last sixty years. In the sociology of religion, his publications are among the key works of the discipline. This paper is a "positive critique" of three aspects of Berger's theoretical work in the sociolog...
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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[2019]
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Critical research on religion
Jahr: 2019, Band: 7, Heft: 3, Seiten: 223-236 |
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Berger, Peter L. 1929-2017
/ Religionssoziologie
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IxTheo Notationen: | AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik |
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Peter L. Berger
B Discourse B Social Construction B sociology of religion B Power |
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Zusammenfassung: | Peter L. Berger (1929-2017) was one of the most influential sociologists of the last sixty years. In the sociology of religion, his publications are among the key works of the discipline. This paper is a "positive critique" of three aspects of Berger's theoretical work in the sociology of religion: (1) an inconsistent application of the idea of social construction, (2) a lack of focus on power and ideology, and (3) an insufficient operationalization of language as a vehicle of world-construction. Augmenting Berger's field-defining work with insights from contemporary theories of ideology and discourse, the article provides an outline for a critical constructionist approach to the sociology of religion. |
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ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303219874392 |