Using the Emic–Etic Distinction to Understand the Medieval Christian Interpretations of Slavic Pagan Religion
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700682-bja10160" target="_blank" >10.1163/15700682-bja10160</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Using the Emic–Etic Distinction to Understand the Medieval Christian Interpretations of Slavic Pagan Religion
Original language description
This article experimentally applies anthropological perspectives to ancient European religions, focusing on Slavic pre-Christian beliefs. It aims to offer nuanced analytical tools and a reflective framework to interpret these religions, primarily by examining how Christian sources portray Slavic paganism and discussing the emic–etic distinction’s advantages and limitations. The article categorizes the strategies employed by medieval Christian writers in their writings and summarizes the emic–etic debate in the study of religion and its connection with the insider–outsider debate. In evaluating these sources and the religious systems they describe, the author suggests that both insider and outsider perspectives contain inherent emic and etic aspects. The proposed “acad-etic” position encourages acknowledging modern academic presuppositions that may influence understanding the data. The article underscores the need for a holistic approach, considering historical and social contexts and the discursive strategies used in describing ancient religions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60304 - Religious studies
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
ISSN
0943-3058
e-ISSN
1570-0682
Volume of the periodical
2025
Issue of the periodical within the volume
Advance Articles
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
27
Pages from-to
1-27
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105016249897