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Turner, Charles (2011) Sacred sociology : the life and times of Philip Rieff. Theory, Culture & Society, Volume 28 (Number 3). pp. 80-105. doi:10.1177/0263276410396910 ISSN 0263-2764.
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Abstract
The writings of Philip Rieff present a challenge to the social sciences along three fronts: the nature of theorizing, the meaning of 'culture', and the sources of social order. Here I outline the main themes of his life's work, including the 'sacred sociology' that he announced in his later writings. I suggest that the broad cultural diagnosis that he had developed by the 1960s remains pertinent today, but that his more detailed substantive statements - particularly about art, science, politics and sexuality - are of mixed quality; the reason for this is that, while Rieff developed a very clear view of the meaning and purpose of theorizing, his methods of cultural analysis were less well thought through, and his work haunted by a series of ambivalences that he never resolved, notably between the demands of the critical and the affirmative intellect, and between credal and psychological Jewishness.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Rieff, Philip, 1922-2006 -- Criticism and interpretation, Authority, Culture -- Philosophy | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Theory, Culture & Society | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0263-2764 | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 28 | ||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 80-105 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0263276410396910 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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