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Från antika kättarmunkar till religionsdebatter på Facebook : Några nedslag i heresins form och historia

Linjamaa, Paul LU (2022) In Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift 98(1). p.35-44
Abstract
This article argues that there are observable similarities between the way ancient heresiologists depicted their theological opponents and how religious people and religion as a phenomenon are described by con­­­tempo­rary anti-religion orators. The short study takes its departure from previ­ous studies on the Nag Hammadi texts and ancient heresiological discourse and ends with reflections on the parallels to how religion is debated in social media today. It is argued, by way of Zygmunt Bauman and Umberto Eco, that if we wish to understand the underlying mechanisms behind both ancient heresiological and contemporary anti-religious rhetorics, we can gain much by applying theories on the formation of individ­ual and group identities.
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98
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Gleerups Utbildning AB
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0039-6761
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10.51619/stk.v98i1.23936
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