The social authority of texts Interpreting the Theory of Intertextuality

Abstract

This paper deals with the phenomenon of the text in terms of its ability to influence the social patterns that produced it. This topic represents a fundamental problem for the sociology of literature, so this paper has a significant epistemic value for researchers in textual linguistics and in the sociology of text. Although the study method is qualitative and depends on the researcher’s understanding according to his experience, he was able to verify a basic result, which is the ability of heritage texts, especially religious and ideological ones, to penetrate geographical and temporal boundaries and extend their impact on people’s lives in an unlimited way.