Church-Sect Dynamics and the Feast of Corpus Christi
Close systematic analysis of interaction episodes depicted in the vita of a thirteenth-century religious virtuosa reveals the basic social elements connecting charismatic agency to a contingent structural moment in the medieval ecclesia. During the contingency phase a dynamic human network drawn fro...
| Published in: | Sociology of religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford Univ. Press
2004
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Sociology of religion
Year: 2004, Volume: 65, Issue: 3, Pages: 285-301 |
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| Summary: | Close systematic analysis of interaction episodes depicted in the vita of a thirteenth-century religious virtuosa reveals the basic social elements connecting charismatic agency to a contingent structural moment in the medieval ecclesia. During the contingency phase a dynamic human network drawn from small ruling circles assumed sect-like characteristics to incorporate the special charismatic gifts of Juliana Mont-Cornillon, who provided the unifying symbol in their human quest for legitimate domination and control. The case analysis illustrates contemporary theorizing in church-sect typologies by describing the dynamic micro-processes of a religious movement and negotiations for power behind the illusory veneer of a univocal institutional church. These processes resulted in an integration of the new Feast of Corpus Christi, which simultaneously recognized, incorporated, and quarantined the pneumatic source and feminine voice of Juliana. |
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| ISSN: | 1759-8818 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Sociology of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3712253 |