The Social Foundations of Normative Action in Durkheim and Weber: The Role of the Sacred

This article tries to put forward the first elements of a theory of the social efficiency of norms by using Durkheim's conception of the sacred. Starting from the sacred allows the author to reconstruct the concept of norms in Durkheim & Weber, as well as the explanation of the transformati...

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Published inArchives de sciences sociales des religions Vol. 49; no. 127; pp. 139 - 166
Main Author Piras, Mauro
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 01.07.2004
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Durkheim, Emile
Norms
Sacredness
Social Function
Social Order
Weber, Max
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Summary:This article tries to put forward the first elements of a theory of the social efficiency of norms by using Durkheim's conception of the sacred. Starting from the sacred allows the author to reconstruct the concept of norms in Durkheim & Weber, as well as the explanation of the transformation of normative orders in both authors. Often neglected by scholars, Weber's analysis in this field makes it possible to integrate Durkheim's conception by diversifying the factors of normative stabilization & by linking the sacred to the process of "disenchantment ." However, both Weber's & Durkheim's approach suffer from the limits of a neo-Kantian philosophy of consciousness, which should be revised from an intersubjective point of view. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0335-5985