From Heidelberg to Frankfurt: Norbert Elias in the German “mandarins” circle post 1920

Authors

  • Débora Previatti Universidade Federal de Sta. Catarina (UFSC).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1806-5023.2018v15n2p85

Abstract

This article focuses on the passage of Norbert Elias by Heidelberg and Frankfurt, in order to analyze how it impacted on the formation, the trajectory and some productions of this author. Taking his autobiographical work as a starting point, we have analysed some national and international productions about his intellectual, personal and institutional trajectory. The network of relationships in which Elias was engendered was decisive for his sociological formation, for the elaboration of his main works and also for his recognition, even if late. In addition to the particularities of Elias, common elements found in the German "mandarins" narratives allow us to detect a relative "pattern of thought" post 1920 due to weberian euphoric momentum, nazism and german "crisis of culture" climate.

Author Biography

Débora Previatti, Universidade Federal de Sta. Catarina (UFSC).

Aluna do Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia política (PPGSP) da UFSC.

Published

2018-12-20