Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion

The article considers prerequisites of formulation of the question about collective memory of religious communities in E. Durkheim and M. Halbwachs's sociological works. The main function of memory is formation of social solidarity. Need for the sacral past started the process of formation of r...

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Main Author: Anikin Daniil Aleksandrovich
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Modern Humanitarian Researches 2019-04-01
Series:Studia Humanitatis
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Online Access:http://st-hum.ru/en/node/763/
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description The article considers prerequisites of formulation of the question about collective memory of religious communities in E. Durkheim and M. Halbwachs's sociological works. The main function of memory is formation of social solidarity. Need for the sacral past started the process of formation of religion as a social institute. In the late works M. Halbwachs passed from the simplified understanding of religion to its analysis as a set of mnemonic practices based on spatial localization of the initial text.
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spelling doaj.art-642b3f84f7a04f97a2cc4b08652075412022-12-22T01:29:15ZengInstitute of Modern Humanitarian ResearchesStudia Humanitatis2308-80792019-04-011Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religionAnikin Daniil Aleksandrovich0National Research Saratov State University named after N.G. Chernyshevsky (Saratov, Russia)The article considers prerequisites of formulation of the question about collective memory of religious communities in E. Durkheim and M. Halbwachs's sociological works. The main function of memory is formation of social solidarity. Need for the sacral past started the process of formation of religion as a social institute. In the late works M. Halbwachs passed from the simplified understanding of religion to its analysis as a set of mnemonic practices based on spatial localization of the initial text.http://st-hum.ru/en/node/763/collective memoryreligionmnemonic practicesinstitutetopography
spellingShingle Anikin Daniil Aleksandrovich
Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion
Studia Humanitatis
collective memory
religion
mnemonic practices
institute
topography
title Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion
title_full Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion
title_fullStr Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion
title_full_unstemmed Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion
title_short Mnemonic practices as a subject of M. Halbwach’s sociology of religion
title_sort mnemonic practices as a subject of m halbwach s sociology of religion
topic collective memory
religion
mnemonic practices
institute
topography
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