International Communism and the Cult of the Individual: Leaders, Tribunes and Martyrs under Lenin and Stalin, by Kevin Morgan

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (564) ◽  
pp. 1348-1350
Author(s):  
Jay Bergman
Keyword(s):  
The Individual ◽  
Cult Of The Individual

Mesopotamian Religion

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Tzvi Abusch
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
The Public ◽  
Religious Significance ◽  
Short Piece ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cult Of The Individual ◽  
The Temple

This chapter presents the background situation that gave rise to Mesopotamian religious concepts, as well as the forms of the gods and their service in the classical theology of Mesopotamia. The chapter examines both the temple cult, that is, the public dimension of the religion, and the cult of the individual. It studies several supernatural beings, some active in the state pantheon, others in the sphere of family life, and discusses several literary works of religious significance. The chapter concludes its reflections on Mesopotamian religion with a short piece about the Epic of Gilgamesh, a profound Mesopotamian reflection on the meaning of life and death.

An International Conscience Collective? A Durkheimian Analysis of International Criminal Law

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salif Nimaga
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
International Criminal ◽  
International Criminal Law ◽  
Founding Fathers ◽  
International Criminal Tribunals ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cult Of The Individual

AbstractThis socio-legal approach to international criminal law is informed by the writings of Émile Durkheim, one of the founding fathers of (legal) sociology. On the basis of a comprehensive review of primary sources and recent developments in secondary writings, Durkheim's understanding of criminal law and its sanctioning process are reconstructed. From this perspective the international criminal justice system is analysed both directly and indirectly. The first is a sociological interpretation that perceives international criminal law as being rooted in the cult of the individual. The second brings a clarification of the function international criminal tribunals perform and concludes that this cannot be adequately appraised with regard to effects on individuals or nation-states but only with regard to an emerging global society. This highly original investigation is a demonstration of the enduring relevance of Durkheim's oeuvre and a contribution to the developing diversification of theoretical perspectives on international criminal law.

scholarly journals A Durkheimian Analysis of Racialised Crime and Punishment Police Practices and the Demand for Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 120-147
Author(s):  
Anna Kovar
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Crime And Punishment ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Police Attitudes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Cult Of The Individual ◽  
Police Practices ◽  
Do So

The analysis of racialised police attitudes has been frequently addressed in academic articles, but the application of a Neo-Durkheimian approach has been largely overlooked. This article will apply Durkheimian theory to illuminate the need for a shift in crime and punishment policy and practices to avoid the present societal moral stagnation. In order to do so it will address both, the recent Black Lives Matter protests in America and the 2011 Riots in London. The use of the two case studies signifies the continuity of problematic police behaviour and political address. It is evident that such an article is embedded in an extremely sensitive topic, therefore it does not presume to provide a solution to the overwhelming circumstances. Rather, in illuminating the relevance of Durkheimian theory it signifies that current global circumstances demand a moral shift in societal understandings of solidarity and “the cult of the individual”, providing pivotal foundations for police practices. However, this requires participation of criminologists alongside practitioners and activists.

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