Functional meaning of family and religion in Israelite society in the eighth century
This article applies a subsection of the social model of Talcott Parsons (1902-1977) - namely the fiduciary component of society - to the relevant historical material of family life and institutions in the Israeli tic society of the eighth century Be. In terms of Parsons's functional scheme the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1987
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Old Testament essays
Year: 1987, Volume: 5, Pages: 65-89 |
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| Summary: | This article applies a subsection of the social model of Talcott Parsons (1902-1977) - namely the fiduciary component of society - to the relevant historical material of family life and institutions in the Israeli tic society of the eighth century Be. In terms of Parsons's functional scheme the fiduciary component controls and stabilises the other subsections and therefore the whole of a society by means of the functional contribution of pattern maintenance and tension control. From a reconstruction of the historic situation it can be deduced that Israel experienced a value crisis in family life and religious institutions during the eighth centulty, making it very difficult for the fiduciary component to exercise the needed control, thus endangering the whole of society. In terms of Parsons's view of evolutionary processes, the prophetic proclamations resolves the value crisis by value generalisation, a charismatic breakthrough by charismatic leaders essential for the survival of Israelitic society. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC-d00454ded |