RLG203H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fourth Council Of The Lateran, Jacques Berlinerblau, Symbolic Power
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Heresy vs. blasphemy: heretic can be blasphemous. Treatment of other groups: speaking against divinity of church/christ is more blasphemous, but not heretic, blasphemy deals more with a speech act that can be easily dealt with, heresy: danger is associated with it. Do heretics think they are heretics: no. Can heresy exist on its own: heresy is a relative term. The orthodox names the heretic: orthodox: from ortho meaning straight, or in this case correct; and -doxa meaning practice (latin terms not on test) No: ca(cid:374) (cid:449)e look at histor(cid:455) (cid:271)ooks fro(cid:373) arou(cid:374)d the (cid:449)orld a(cid:374)d sa(cid:455) (cid:862)that is a heres(cid:455)(cid:863), from a historical standpoint, yes. However, there are things that are being done now considered heretical by the catholic church. the only thing consistent in the naming of heresy is the presence of an orthodoxy. Due to orthodo(cid:454)(cid:455)(cid:859)s relatio(cid:374) to stru(cid:272)ture a(cid:374)d po(cid:449)er, (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374) defi(cid:374)e it (cid:271)etter tha(cid:374) heres(cid:455)
