The Sociology of Religion
by WEBER, MAXFISCHOFF, EPHRAIMEdition: Revised
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 1993-04-15
Publisher(s): Beacon Press
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Summary
With a new Foreword by Ann Swidler
Author Biography
Max Weber (1864-1920) was a principal creator of modern social science.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Translator's Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| The Rise of Religions | p. 1 |
| Gods, Magicians, and Priests | p. 20 |
| The Idea of God, Religious Ethics, and Taboo | p. 32 |
| The Prophet | p. 46 |
| The Religious Congregation, Preaching, and Pastoral Care | p. 60 |
| Castes, Estates, Classes, and Religion | p. 80 |
| Religion of Non-Privileged Classes | p. 95 |
| Intellectualism, Intellectuals, and the History of Religion | p. 118 |
| Theodicy, Salvation, and Rebirth | p. 138 |
| The Different Roads to Salvation | p. 151 |
| Asceticism, Mysticism, and Salvation Religion | p. 166 |
| Soteriology and Types of Salvation | p. 184 |
| Religious Ethics, the World Order, and Culture | p. 207 |
| The Relationship of Religion to Politics, Economics, Sexuality, and Art | p. 223 |
| Judaism, Christianity, and the Socio-Economic Order | p. 246 |
| The Attitude of the Other World Religions to the Social and Economic Order | p. 262 |
| Appendix I. Chronological Summary of Max Weber's Life | p. 275 |
| Appendix II. The Background and Fate of Weber's Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft | p. 280 |
| Index | p. 287 |
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