Influential scholar Peter L. Berger explores the sociological underpinnings of religion and the rise of a modern secular society
Acclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger carefully lays out an understanding of religion as a historical, societal mechanism in this classic work of social theory. Berger examines the roots of religious belief and its gradual dissolution in m...
Influential scholar Peter L. Berger explores the sociological underpinnings of religion and the rise of a modern secular society
Acclaimed scholar and sociologist Peter L. Berger carefully lays out an understanding of religion as a historical, societal mechanism in this classic work of social theory. Berger examines the roots of religious belief and its gradual dissolution in modern times, applying a general theoretical perspective to specific examples from religions throughout the ages.
Building upon the author’s previous work, The Social Construction of Reality, with Thomas Luckmann, this book makes Berger’s case that human societies build a “sacred canopy” to protect, stabilize, and give meaning to their worldview.
Award-winning scholar and author Peter L. Berger (b. 1929) has been hailed as one of the most important modern American sociologists. Berger graduated from Wagner College in New York in 1949 before receiving his master’s degree and doctorate from The New School in New York in 1950 and 1954, respectively. Today, Berger is a professor emeritus of religion, sociology, and theology...
Award-winning scholar and author Peter L. Berger (b. 1929) has been hailed as one of the most important modern American sociologists. Berger graduated from Wagner College in New York in 1949 before receiving his master’s degree and doctorate from The New School in New York in 1950 and 1954, respectively. Today, Berger is a professor emeritus of religion, sociology, and theology at the University of Boston and director of the Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, which studies relationships between economic development and sociocultural change. Berger’s works include Invitation to Sociology (1963), The Social Construction of Reality (1966) with Thomas Luckmann, The Sacred Canopy (1967), and A Rumor of Angels (1969).
由于社会是以外在于个人的实在与个人相遇的，因此个人难于理解社会作用的事就会常常发生。人不可能通过内省去发现社会现象的意义，为此目的，他必须走出自身之外，从事于基本上是同样的经验探索，如果他打算去了解任何在他思想之外的东西的话，这种探索就是必要的。首先，社会凭借其强制性力量来表现自己。它的客观实在性的最后标志是，它能够把自身强加于个人的反抗。社会能够指导、认可、控制、甚至惩罚个人的行为。在其被神化（我们以后会了解到这不是一个随便选择的词）之时，它甚至可能摧毁个人的一切。(Eng. p. 11) (查看原文)
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0 有用 Estrella 2015-06-15 23:49:26
TFM 行文的节奏很乱啊 而且语言太罗嗦 读得挺费力的
0 有用 Estrella 2015-06-15 23:49:26
TFM 行文的节奏很乱啊 而且语言太罗嗦 读得挺费力的