Vicarious dissonance and the narrative of the Gospel of Matthew
This article presents a novel social-scientific approach to the Gospel of Matthew, one of the most influential texts in the history of Christianity. This approach combines social-psychological and narrative-critical methodology. The aim is to demonstrate how the gospel narrative functions to transfo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Approaching religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 3-16 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Matthew
/ Narrativity
/ Cognitive dissonance
/ Social identity
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| RelBib Classification: | CH Christianity and Society HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Organizational commitment
B Narrative B Gospel B Cognitive Dissonance B Matthew B Social Identity B vicarious dissonance |
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| Summary: | This article presents a novel social-scientific approach to the Gospel of Matthew, one of the most influential texts in the history of Christianity. This approach combines social-psychological and narrative-critical methodology. The aim is to demonstrate how the gospel narrative functions to transform the social identity of its audience and stimulate group commitment via the social-psychological phenomenon of vicarious cognitive dissonance. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.70035 |
