Act and interpretation: sui generis religion, experience, ascription, and art
This paper argues that Eliade can best be seen as a proponent of the recently named "attribution theory" rather than of the "sui generis discourse" on religion. The sui generis discourse itself can be seen as an example of attributing factuality to interpretation (and thereby art...
| Published in: | Archaeus |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Romanian Association for the History of Religions
2011
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| In: |
Archaeus
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| Further subjects: | B
ttribution theory
B valorization B fact and interpretation B Attention B religion and art B sui generis discourse B apperception |
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| Summary: | This paper argues that Eliade can best be seen as a proponent of the recently named "attribution theory" rather than of the "sui generis discourse" on religion. The sui generis discourse itself can be seen as an example of attributing factuality to interpretation (and thereby artificially polarizing the academic study of religion). Comparing conceptually determined perceptions to certain cognitive phenomena it is suggested that religious art uses traditional forms to enable the apperception of "the sacred" in mundane experience and that such use of art is the mechanism by which religious traditions may enhance and tune experience in existentially valuable ways. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Archaeus
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