Flesh and the Common Man: Robert Penn Warren's Huey Long Drama

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-971
Author(s):  
JOSEPH KUHN
Keyword(s):  
New Deal ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Core ◽  
The People ◽  
Political Symbolism ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man ◽  
King's Men ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Two Bodies

R. P.Warren's play about Huey Long,Proud Flesh(1937–39), is not a provisional draft ofAll the King's Men(1946) but a distinct work in its own right. Its conservative criticism of New Deal “common-man-ism” makes it unusual in the politicized literature of the 1930s. At the core of the play is a political symbolism of the flesh, which Warren derives from Shakespeare's representation of the Tudor doctrine of the king's two bodies. Governor Strong embodies the people through his second or immortal body, a dictatorial flesh that Warren resists by trying to articulate an existential “definition” of the self.

Fine-tuning the Relationship between Religion and Intellectual Humility

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everett L. Worthington
Keyword(s):  
Religious Belief ◽  
The Self ◽  
Content Area ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Epistemic Status ◽  
Intellectual Humility ◽  
The Core ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Meaning System ◽  
The Relationship

I examine religious humility, which is one content area of intellectual humility. Intellectual humility is the subtype of humility that involves taking a humble stance in sharing ideas, especially when one is challenged or when an idea is threatening. I position religious humility within the context of general humility, spiritual humility, and relational humility, and thus arrive at several propositions. People who are intensely spiritually humble can hold dogmatic beliefs and believe themselves to be religiously humble, yet be perceived by others of different persuasions as religiously dogmatic and even arrogant. For such people to be truly religiously humble, they must feel that the religious belief is core to their meaning system. This requires discernment of which of the person’s beliefs are truly at the core. But also the religiously humble person must fulfill the definition of general humility, accurately perceiving the strengths and limitations of the self, being teachable to correct weaknesses, presenting oneself modestly, and being positively other-oriented. Humility thus involves (1) beliefs, values, and attitudes and (2) an interpersonal presentational style. Therefore, intellectually humble people must track the positive epistemic status of their beliefs and also must present with convicted civility.

Simple Hardworking Christian Folks, or the Self-Image of Contemporary Belarusian Kolkhozniks

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-279
Author(s):  
Anna Engelking
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Common ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Christian Nation ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Insight Into

This article concerns the anthropological inquiry about collective identity of contemporary Belarusian kolkhozniks. The author had conducted her field research (1993-2011) in both west and east Belarus. Source materials consist of about seven hundred conversations with individuals overwhelmingly more than sixty years of age. By analyzing and interpreting their narrative, the author traced the implicit values, norms, rules, basic semiotic dichotomies, and distinctive attributes in search of an unbiased insight into the content, structure, and building process of collective identity of the subjects under study. She concludes that the dichotomies, constitutive for collective identity of kolkhozniks—“peasant” versus “lord,” “peasant” versus “Jew,” and “Christian” versus “Jew”—result in the self-definition of muzhik-kolkhoznik as a simple, hard-working man “from here” belonging to a “Christian nation.” Neither the nation nor motherland, state nor language, belongs to the principal values of this group, which are “working the land” and “faith in God.” As a result of the petrifaction of the old model of the serfdom manor by the Soviet kolkhoz system, in a Belarusian village we presently encounter one of the last European residuals of premodern mentality and social identity. The image of Belarusian kolkhozniks’ collective identity has little to do with the popular category of Homo sovieticus and with the common stereotype of the kolkhoz. The human subject of the author’s anthropological reflection shows up as a person dealing amazingly well with extremely difficult living conditions and the modern, vivid personification of the archaic Homo religiosus.

scholarly journals Organization of Rural Microbusinesses Under Specific Family Owners Conditions

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 156-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maylis Sposito
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
The Self ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The People ◽  
The Family ◽  
Swiss Jura ◽  
The Common ◽  
Professional Independence ◽  
Socioeconomic Consequences

Abstract The Interreg IV-A research project aims at analysing the socioeconomic consequences of disruptive situations in microbusinesses of the rural French-Swiss Jura region. Several researchers are focusing on this topic within the various institutions involved in the project2. I will rather focus on the common characteristics of microbusinesses on either side of the border. These similarities pertain to the overlapping of the family and business spheres, which often involves an overlapping of statuses, and to the gender relations induced by this overlapping, as well as to the precarious economic situation of these small structures. This article aims at putting into perspective the typology originated by all the biographical interviews collected. This typology compares the figure of the family business heir to that of the self-taught entrepreneur. Such a difference in achieving professional independence brings about strategic patterns of separation/fusion between private and professional lives, patterns which are specific to each above-mentioned ideal type. This typology is yet to be refined, but it already draws attention to the strategies developed by players to separate - or not - family and business spheres. Thus, by tackling the issue of disruption through this typology of company managers, the article will show various influential elements in the event of a disruption, both on the viability of the company and on the personal itinerary of the people involved.

Political Cultures Do Matter: Citizens and Politics in Western Europe and East and Southeast Asia

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Blondel ◽  
Takashi Inoguchi
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Empirical Basis ◽  
Political Cultures ◽  
The People ◽  
East And Southeast Asia ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man

This article is concerned with the examination of the attitudes of the ‘common man’ in two regions of the globe, both with respect to basic relations between citizen and state and with respect to the extent to which ‘globalisation’ affects these relations. These questions have too long been discussed primarily at the level of elites or on the basis of assumptions or ‘hunches’ about what the reactions of the people at large may be. By providing at least some evidence pertaining to both these questions, the study thus aims at beginning to fill a gap which has long needed to be filled and at giving the debate on ‘convergence’ and on ‘globalisation’ some of the empirical basis which it badly needs.

scholarly journals ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS IN INDIA AND DOCTRINE OF PROPORTIONALITY Vis-a-Vis THE COMMON MAN

2021 ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Alka Ganesh Chavan
Keyword(s):  
Welfare State ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
The People ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man ◽  
Administrative Actions

In India, the post independence period has witnessed a tremendous growth in administration, because it was ushered into a welfare state. But unfortunately, the administration may become authoritative, trampling the civil liberties of the people. Doctrine of Proportionality is the latest recruit for checking the abuse of exercise of administrative power.The article explores the effectivity of the doctrine and its need for application in cases of different types to fulfill the growing needs of justice,

Will the Circular Economy and Related Concepts Save the World?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tauheed Mehtab ◽  
Tauheed Mehtab ◽  
Tauheed Mehtab
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
The Real ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man ◽  
To Come ◽  
Life On Earth

The humans have been utilizing the resources for their sustenance since the birth of mankind. In fact, every living specie is dependent on the natural resources available to them for the nature to sustain their life on earth. As a result, the humans have reached on such a stage where they are standing on the verge of natural resources to extinct. However, the governments of various countries are taking serious actions in order to implement policies driven on the basis of circular economy to make sure the resources are utilized quite efficiently and also saved for the coming generations to come. It’s time for the common man to become aware about this serious issue of creating products of materials that cannot be reused or recycle. It is time we understand that the cycle of consumerism has to be not backed by production by the capitalists but rather using the resources and materials quite intelligently, smartly and in a limited manner to sustain living for the resent as well as for the generation to come. It’s time to understand the real meaning of sustainability and make it a part of the regime of this generation as mandatory prerequisite for the plans to be executed ahead. The need of the hour is to educate the people and bring the sustainable way of living in trend infusing it into the lifestyle of the people.

Israelite Prophetic Marks among Zimbabwean Men of God: An Evaluation of the Conduct of Selected Zimbabwean Church Leaders in Recent Politics

Exchange ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-178
Author(s):  
Obvious Vengeyi
Keyword(s):  
Regime Change ◽  
Church Leaders ◽  
The People ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man ◽  
2008 Election ◽  
The Government ◽  
Political Turmoil ◽  
Christian Leaders ◽  
The Church

AbstractWhat does it mean to be prophetic during political turmoil? Does it mean opposition to the government or opposition to any opposition to the government? This article offers a Biblical theological response to this question as it evaluates the behaviour of the clergymen and church representative bodies in Zimbabwe. Although the immediate context is the violence that engulfed the nation soon after 29 March 2008 election, over the years since 2000, the church has spoken with contradictory voices. There are churches and individual church leaders who openly displayed their allegiance to the government irrespective of all glaring misgivings. On one hand there existed some Christian leaders who opposed whatever the government did, hence they openly clamoured for regime change. While all this was happening, the common man benefitted only confusion as to who really is prophetic, that is who really represents God and the people.

scholarly journals AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS CONDITIONS OF THE PEOPLE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Khaliq ,Hafiz Salahudin, Shumaila Kamal Khan
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man

Ancient Egyptians lived a civilized life. They patronized their own rules and norms for their daily and religious matters. The woman does not have equal rights as to man. The man was considered superior and the woman as servant of man. The marriage of brothers and sister was in vogue in Egyptian society and it was also practiced in royal families. There was divergence among the people in society like superior and inferior segments. The royal and elite people enjoyed many rights and preferences in the society. The common man was dealt as the servant of the royal families. This approach produced a big distance among the people in Egyptian society. They worshiped many gods. This paper took a review of their religious matters in detail. It was also discussed that how Egyptians made their new gods. The background of monotheistic and polytheisticapproaches with respect of ancient Egypt were also highlighted. Egyptians daily life was influenced by their religion.

scholarly journals Self Advertising in Space Channels A Study Analysis in Rooting the Expression

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (126) ◽  
pp. 458-473
Author(s):  
Adnan AbdelMoneim Aboulsaad ◽  
Zeena Abdel Hadi Mohamed Ali
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Description ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
The Self ◽  
Research Subject ◽  
Advertising Agencies ◽  
The Common ◽  
To Come ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
First Moment ◽  
Research Analysis

Many space channels launched on promoting their products represented by programs, dialogues , reports and commodities produced by same channel. These channels maintained to post advertisements about such items the matter which caused significant theoretical confusion in defining such types of advertisements to which the definition of recurrent advertisement in advertising literature does not apply. It seems that such channels spotted the benefits reaped from the transmission of such slogans as it appeared from the first moment to transform thereinafter into advertisements aired by those channels that promote their products. Both researchers subjected a group of such slogans to research and analysis to come out with a theoretical description for them in harmony with the common analysis schedules blanks . in order to achieve this goal , both analysts relied on the analytical description methodology in  handling the research subject.  From this research analysis, both researchers reached a number of conclusions to cite : Most space channels recently tends to raise their own advertising slogans by which it may express itself. The self advertising is invested by such channels as a means to attract advertising agencies the matter which has a great impact in increasing their financial revenues.

The Common Man on Trial

1944 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Kuhn
Keyword(s):  
The People ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man

“I Must take recourse to fiction and put together a figure made up of many things like the fabulous unions of goats and stags which are found in pictures." So speaks the philosopher in Plato's Republic when he faces the enigmatic nature of the common man or the people. Then he proceeds to evoke two images.

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