Implicit Religion and Power
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/imre.v5i1.5Keywords:
social constructionism, structuration theory, social power, religious power, symbolic powerAbstract
In this theoretical essay, religion, implicit religion, and power are analysed from the point of view of both social constructionism and structuration theory. In what way can implicit religion be conceived as a source of social power? The essay starts with a short description of power, and especially symbolic power, and after that, of religious power. Implicit religious power is seen as a subcategory of this.
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