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Teorie sociálních polí P. Bourdieuho – inspirace pro identifikaci podobných fenoménů
P. Bourdieu’s Theory of Social Fields – Inspiration for Identifying Similar Phenomena

Author(s): Ján Mišovič
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social Theory, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Sociologický ústav - Slovenská akadémia vied
Keywords: Field of cultural production; habitus; capital; religion; spirituality

Summary/Abstract: One of the most influential social scientists of the 20th century prepared methodological and theoretical approaches that can also be used to identify related phenomena such as religion and spirituality. The theory is based on the two-way relationship between the social field and the habitus. The field represents the place of creation of values, application of capital, distribution of power. The field of cultural production with large-scale and restricted production is a tool for identifying the distinction between the two phenomena. Spiritually oriented people benefit from their personal experience in acquiring spirituality, and religiously oriented people rely on church institutions.

  • Issue Year: 55/2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 320-340
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Czech