Apophatic Reflexivity
Abstract
Apophatic reflexivity, a term coined within sociological theory by the leading Greek sociologist and prolific writer Nicos Mouzelis, signifies a wholly different, less rational, and more spiritual way of theorizing the complex processes of self-awareness, self-experience, and self-identity in the contemporary context of “late,” or “high,” modernity. More generally, it refers to the ways in which spirituality might substantially contribute to current academic debates regarding the internal conversations of the social subject, as well as to the emerging shift toward postsecular and postmaterialist values.