Ethnodicy
Übersetzung von "ethnodicy" ins Russisch
ethnodicy
SubstantivUK
/ˌɛθ.nəʊˈdaɪ.si/
US
/ˌɛθ.noʊˈdaɪ.si/
ethnodicy
ethnodicies Pl.
The concept of ethnodicy is often discussed in cultural studies.
Концепция этнодицеи часто обсуждается в культурологии.
Definitionen
ethnodicy
SubstantivUK
/ˌɛθ.nəʊˈdaɪ.si/
US
/ˌɛθ.noʊˈdaɪ.si/
A scholarly or ideological argument that defends and legitimates the cultural practices, beliefs, and collective identity of a particular ethnic group in the face of external criticism or misunderstanding.
Her monograph functions as an ethnodicy, articulating why the community’s initiation rites should be understood on their own terms rather than dismissed as backward.
Any narrative or belief system that justifies an ethnic group’s privileged social position, suffering, or claim to territory by appealing to moral, historical, or spiritual superiority.
The myth of a divinely chosen ancestry operates as an ethnodicy that rationalises the nation’s domination over its neighbours.