Status After Death. Understanding Posthumous Social Influence Through a Case Study on the Christian-Orthodox Tradition
In this paper we propose a conceptualization of ‘posthumous social status’ as a performative reality accomplished through collective actions that are materially and symbolically legitimated. We question the classical definitions of social status that lead to oversocialized theoretical models, and we...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2016]
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Journal for the study of religions and ideologies
Year: 2016, Volume: 15, Issue: 45, Pages: 257-282 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Orthodox Church
/ Dead person
/ Influence
/ Power
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IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KDF Orthodox Church |
Further subjects: | B
Social influence
B Social status B posthumous prestige B Performativity B autopoietic social systems B posthumous social status B social immortality B systems of influence |
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