The Secret Society of Torturers : The Social Shaping of Extremely Violent Behaviour. In: International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV). Jg.9. 4.4.2016, S. 106-120
Inhalt
- Abstract
- 1. Four Aspects of Secrecy
- 2. The Formal Analysis of the Secret Society
- 2.1. Secret Societies as Associations
- 2.2. Social Closure: The Secret Society as a Counterpart to the Official World
- 3. The Secret Society of Torturers
- 3.1. A Dual Purpose
- 3.2. Hierarchy, Ritual and Violence
- 3.3. The Consequences of Social Closure
- 3.4. Elitism
- 3.5. Supporters
- 3.6. Ruthlessness
- 4. Tension of Life and Form: Conditions of Behaviour
- 4.1. The Decoupling of the Secret Society from Other Associations
- 4.2. Domination
- 4.3. Deindividualisation
- 5. Dynamics of Processes within the Secret Society of Torturers
- 6. Contradictions of Behaviour
- 7. Conclusion
- References