New religious anthropology and transformation of science in the second half of the 19th century
https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2020-4-18-39
Abstract
New religious anthropology is defined as an aggregate of doctrines and practices that postulated the existence of a particular arrangement of the human being, distinctive from what was recognized as consistent with the scientific approach of the latter half of the 19th century, as well as the human capacity to acquire superhuman powers. The article is focused on the impact of scientific concepts and ideas on the doctrines of new religious anthropology. It reveals that the key role in the formation of new religious anthropology was played by the processes that determined the development of science, such as institutionalization, specialization and mediatization of scientific knowledge. The article suggests a heuristic typology of new religious anthropology, distinguishing Christian, Scientific, Orientalist and Occult types. New religious anthropology is viewed as a means of overcoming the conflict between the science and the religion that was typical for the discourse of the latter half of the 19th century.
About the Author
V. S. Razdyakonov
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladislav S. Razdyakonov, Cand. of Sci. (History)
bld. 6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125993
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Razdyakonov V.S. New religious anthropology and transformation of science in the second half of the 19th century. Studia Religiosa Rossica: Russian Journal of Religion. 2020;(4):18-39. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2658-4158-2020-4-18-39
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