Keeping God's secrets: On the Psychology of Secrecy in Religion – Mgr. David William Mac Gillavry, M.A.
Mgr. David William Mac Gillavry, M.A.
Doctoral thesis
Keeping God's secrets: On the Psychology of Secrecy in Religion
Keeping God's secrets: On the Psychology of Secrecy in Religion
Abstract:
Přestože mezi odborníky náboženství je všeobecně uznáváno, že tajemství, přinejmenším pokud se tyká náboženství, lze nejlépe pochopit ve vztahu k jeho formě, ramcová teorie tajemství v náboženství ještě nebyla uvedena. Místo toho, odborníky se převážně soustředili na izolované případy, zatímco teoreticky základy své práce našli v teoriích sociologů, jako je Georg Simmel (1906) a Erving Goffman (1956 …moreAbstract:
Although it is widely accepted amongst scholars of religion that secrecy, at least with regard to religion, can best be understood in relation to its form, a general theory of secrecy in religion has not yet been put forth. Instead, scholars have predominantly focussed on isolated test cases while theoretically grounding their work in the theories of sociologists like Georg Simmel (1906) and Erving …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 28. 3. 2018
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/slqf8/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 4. 9. 2018
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Jakub Cigán, Ph.D., ass. prof. Egil Asprem, Ph.D.
Citation record
ISO 690-compliant citation record:
MAC GILLAVRY, David William. \textit{Keeping God's secrets: On the Psychology of Secrecy in Religion}. Online. Doctoral theses, Dissertations. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2018. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/lwr6db/.
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Faculty of ArtsDoctoral programme / field:
Philosophy (4-years) / Study of Religions
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