The consecration of the person: Socio-hermeneutics of values
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https://doi.org/10.3989/arbor.2013.761n3010Keywords:
Religion, sacralisation of the person, secularization, values, ritual, Human RightsAbstract
This paper analyses the social changes religion has undergone in our societies. Although the classical sociologists announced its disappearance, religion remains present in contemporary society but with a secular face. One of their symbols is the person. Emile Durkheim spoke of the “sacralisation of the person” as a new expression of the sacred. Recently Hans Joas addressed the issue of values and discussed the explanation of the new forms of the sacred with Durkheim. The person would be the universal value that includes all humankind regardless of culture, gender, religious beliefs, etc. Human Rights are the institution that represents the new secular divinity of the person.
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