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Reputational Construct of Jesus in Celsus’ Alēthēs Logos
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SYSNO ASEP 0568360 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Reputational Construct of Jesus in Celsus’ Alēthēs Logos Author(s) Cielontko, Dávid (FLU-F) ORCID, RID, SAI Source Title Eirene. - : Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0046-1628
Roč. 58, 1/2 (2022), s. 421-453Number of pages 33 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords Celsus ; reputation ; Jesus ; True Doctrine ; Gary Alan Fine ; magician Subject RIV AA - Philosophy ; Religion OECD category Religious studies R&D Projects GA19-02741S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 UT WOS 000988593200015 EID SCOPUS 85149230674 Annotation The article builds upon the theoretical framework for the study of negative reputations developed by the prominent American sociologist Gary Alan Fine and conceptualizes portrayal of Jesus in his work True Doctrine as a deliberate construct of negative reputation. Celsus is seen as a reputational entrepreneur portraying Christians and their doctrine as unconvincing, illogical, and ridiculous superstition for the weak-minded. Since the reputations of individuals and groups interact, it is rational that he has also targeted the inventor of this doctrine, Jesus, to prove the falsity of Christian doctrine. He measures the narratives of Jesus’ birth, public ministry, teaching, arrest, and execution against the values and ideals of contemporary Greek culture on divinity, magic, class, and social status and depicts Jesus as an insignificant “wicked sorcerer” who died disgracefully, being abandoned and betrayed by his own followers.
Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2023 Electronic address https://www.ics.cas.cz/upload/__files/Cielontko_Eirene_2023.pdf
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