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"To Clarify The Issues Of Our Religion" And Profession: On Linguistic Dilemmas And Their (Mis)use

Summary/Abstract: A close inspection of numerous texts in the field of social sciences devoted to the religious life of the Serbian people of Orthodox religion, as well as to the history and heritage of the Orthodox Church in Serbia, reveals that inadequate and sometimes incorrect terms and expressions are frequently used. This can be understood as a consequence of the acceptance of colloquial speech as an indisputable source, but also as a kind of conformism. The aforementioned practice (which also exists) in the mass media can also be construed as a wellestablished form of manipulation and mystification, aiming to defend untruths, and working in favor of diverse interests and prejudices. The victims of this approach are usually the very people such terms are addressed to. Therefore, this issue, which also belongs to the fields of sociology, history, art history, and other similar scientific disciplines, falls within the scope of interest of psychology, collective and individual, including the characteristics of democracy and pluralism of opinions in today's Serbia.

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