Makrothymía and Anochēs – Remarks on (in)tolerance from a mimetic perspective

Authors

  • Maurício G. Righi PUC-SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1677-1222.2017vol17i3a4

Keywords:

religious intolerance, mimetic theory, makrothymía, anochēs, secular state

Abstract

Three main topics will be discussed in this article: First, the two central aspects associated with the concept of (religious) tolerance, giving emphasis to their difference and, also, their mutual dependence; secondly, the historical advancement of these concepts in the institutional development of the West, paying attention to the fact that we have in this process both a waning mentality of persecution and, on the other hand, a strengthening in the political powers that moderate the pacts of tolerance;  finally, we will read the current situation related to religious intolerance and persecution based on some of the precepts of mimetic theory

Author Biography

Maurício G. Righi, PUC-SP

Historiador pela Universidade de São Paulo-USP, doutorando em Ciência da Religião pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica, PUC-SP, escritor e tradutor

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Published

2017-12-24

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2017): (In)tolerância – reflexões teóricas e concretizações históricas

Section

Seção Temática

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