From Gods to Bosses: The Development of Authority Cover Image

Tanrilardan patronlara otoritenin gelişimi
From Gods to Bosses: The Development of Authority

Author(s): Tuğçe Karamanoğlu
Subject(s): Ancient World, Theology and Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Kastamonu Üniversitesi
Keywords: Gods; Bosses; Authority; Myth;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to present a historical narrative about the god figure, which has a great place in analyzing and interpreting the history of humanity, and the boss figure, which is thought to have a follower mass and behavior pattern similar to those of gods in modern and post-modern periods. In this direction, firstly, a frame based on mythological narratives of Greek, Norse and Sumerian gods was drawn and then the position of patronage based on the beginning of the labor and production process was mentioned. Both figures have been evaluated in terms of the concept of authority, and interpreted in a systemic flow with various literature findings on gods, bosses and authority. As a result, it has been tried to produce an answer to the question of the emergence of the study "Are the bosses getting divine?".

  • Issue Year: 5/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-80
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish