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SUMMARY:Maintaining the Frontstage-Backstage Distinction as Religious Practice: The Case of National Parliaments
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CONTACT:Frau Julia Fleck (Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research)
DESCRIPTION:Frau Julia Fleck (Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research)
Maintaining the Frontstage-Backstage Distinction as Religious Practice: The Case of National Parliaments
50th Käte Hamburger Lecture
Drawing on Durkheim’s theory of religion, Goffman’s dramaturgical sociology, and sociological institutionalism, Pertti Alasuutari suggests that the frontstage-backstage division can be paralleled with the division into sacred and profane. Frontstage performances always entail a ceremonial aspect in that they show respect for members of society by acting in accordance with sacred values and conceptions of appropriate behavior. Hence, frontstage ritual practices sustain and strengthen key values of society by associating them with sacred symbols and bodily experience of the stylized rules of action followed by participants. Frontstage performances conceal the secrets of backstage, profane behavior driven by less altruistic motives.
On the other hand, the backstage is considered more authentic and honest, revealing true selves and real life. These two aspects of the social world are intertwined, forming society’s institutional setup.
Tuesday, 25. April 2023
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