Apocalyptic movements and their influence on the alteration of knowledge systems using the example of the 2012-movement.
Subject Area
Sociological Theory
Empirical Social Research
Religious Studies and Jewish Studies
History of Science
Term
from 2012 to 2019
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 228502347
Using the example of the contemporary 2012-movement, the project examines the question, whether apocalyptic movements also in present time are able, beyond the interest of a broad public in esoteric or para-scientific questions, to lead to adjustments in and structural modifications of the knowledge system, i. e. the acceptance of cultures of knowledge as reliable parts of established research.
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