Introduction: Or, What We Talk about When We Talk about Deviance

Manon Hedenborg White, Tim Rudbøg

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Abstract

This chapter offers an overview of academic theorization on esotericism, deviance, and the relationship between the two. A social constructivist approach to deviance is outlined. The volume takes as its starting point the idea that deviance – or the processes by which something or someone is deemed deviant – is relative and contextual. Revisiting historical contexts and events with a nuanced and context- sensitive concept of “deviance,” which accounts for the historical and cultural contingency of normality as well as responses to that which is perceived as outside of it, is thus an important aim of the volume.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEsotericism and Deviance
EditorsManon Hedenborg White, Tim Rudbøg
PublisherBrill
Publication date2023
Pages1-18
ISBN (Print)9789004549746
ISBN (Electronic)9789004681040
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
SeriesAries Book Series
Volume33
ISSN1871-1405

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