@article{ref1,
title="Durkheim's cult of the individual as civil religion: Its appropriation by erving goffman",
journal="Sociological spectrum",
year="1993",
author="Chriss, J.J.",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="251-275",
abstract="The purpose of this article is to provide a systematic analysis of the place of Durkheim's &quot;cult of the individual&quot; in Erving Goffman's sociology.1I have reviewed the most pertinent aspects of Durkheim's sociology of religion. This article discusses and/or analyzes the development of the cult of the individual primarily within the context of Durkheim's (1951) monograph on suicide; Durkheim's notions of sacred, profane, and ritual; Goffman's two-pronged intellectual heritage; and Goffman's &quot;Communication Conduct in an Island Community&quot; (1953) with respect to several key Durkheimian concepts. Also discussed are several important secondary analyses--primarily those of Jurgen Habermas and Stanford Lyman--which help to further delineate the conditions of the Durkheim-Goffman link. The final section applies Goffman's sociology to the case of Evangelicalism and &quot;political civility.&quot; © 1993 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0273-2173",
doi="10.1080/02732173.1993.9982028",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02732173.1993.9982028"
}