From Golgotha to Oktoberfest: Reading the Bavarian 'Cross Decree' in Terms of the Social Imaginary
The paper discusses the so-called Bavarian Cross Decree implemented in 2018 as an attempt to establish identity narratives by recourse on religious symbols. It reads the decree in light of the differentiations resulting from the concept of the 'Social Imaginary' in the sense of C. Taylor o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2019]
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Louvain studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 309-322 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bavaria
/ Administrative standard
/ Public buildings
/ Cross
/ Sociology
/ The Imaginary
/ Identity
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBB German language area ZB Sociology |
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| Summary: | The paper discusses the so-called Bavarian Cross Decree implemented in 2018 as an attempt to establish identity narratives by recourse on religious symbols. It reads the decree in light of the differentiations resulting from the concept of the 'Social Imaginary' in the sense of C. Taylor on the one hand, and of C. Castoriadis on the other. From this it infers three conditions that are needed for a stable attitude in face of the identitary temptation. It turns out that it is crucial to remain aware of the irreducible difference between the real and the ideal, to admit the contingency of the respective identity pattern and to take into account the unconscious as a factor of political action. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-161X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Louvain studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/LS.42.3.3286896 |