Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1818-9601 (Print)
ISSN 2541-8998 (Online)


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Discursive support of various types of religious identity: The problem of discursive hierarchy

Religious identity as a form of correlation of a person, a social group with a certain socio-semiotic religious system has various types: normative-confessional, folklorized, nomadic, virtual and marginal ones. Any religiosity is accompanied by certain specifi c meanings, which are combined into discourses. The types of religious identity diff er from each other in many ways. Essential among them is the specifi c discursive accompaniment of each type of religious identity.

On the Question of Social Flaneur Origin in the Postmodern Period

The article discusses the history of term «flaneur» origin. The author defines the «social flaneur» term. It is proved that the concept of marginal and social flaneur are not identical. The author presents a fundamentally new approach to the problem of «flaneurism» defining a complex phenomenon not as urban, but social. It displays the specific characteristics of «social flaneurism». The author argues that this term can be used to describe a particular phenomenon that emerged in the XXI century.