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Structure versus Agency in Studies of the Biblical Social World / Zeba A. Crook in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 29.3 (march 2007)
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Titre : Structure versus Agency in Studies of the Biblical Social World : Engaging with Louise Lawrence Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Zeba A. Crook, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 251-275. Langues : Anglais (eng) Tags : Structure agency sociology social-scientific criticism Gospel of Matthew honour and shame individualism VOM Résumé : Taking Louise Lawrence’s ethnographic study of the Gospel of Matthew as a starting point, this article questions whether the structure vs. agency debate in social theory can be settled by proclaiming (or presupposing) one over the other. Indeed, sociological theory has been moving towards recognizing that society, and alongside it culture, must include both. This theoretical question matters for our understanding of the New Testament world. Can we, for instance, assume a single ratio of structure to agency for the ancient and the modern worlds? I suggest that other aspects of a culture should be brought to bear on this question, namely collectivism and individualism. Surely, a collectivistic culture (the biblical world) will operate with a different degree of structure than will an individualistic culture (North America and parts of Europe).
in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 29.3 (march 2007) . - pp. 251-275.[article] Structure versus Agency in Studies of the Biblical Social World : Engaging with Louise Lawrence [texte imprimé] / Zeba A. Crook, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 251-275.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 29.3 (march 2007) . - pp. 251-275.
Tags : Structure agency sociology social-scientific criticism Gospel of Matthew honour and shame individualism VOM Résumé : Taking Louise Lawrence’s ethnographic study of the Gospel of Matthew as a starting point, this article questions whether the structure vs. agency debate in social theory can be settled by proclaiming (or presupposing) one over the other. Indeed, sociological theory has been moving towards recognizing that society, and alongside it culture, must include both. This theoretical question matters for our understanding of the New Testament world. Can we, for instance, assume a single ratio of structure to agency for the ancient and the modern worlds? I suggest that other aspects of a culture should be brought to bear on this question, namely collectivism and individualism. Surely, a collectivistic culture (the biblical world) will operate with a different degree of structure than will an individualistic culture (North America and parts of Europe).