Weber and the persistence of religion : social theory, capitalism and the sublime / Joseph W.H. Loug...
Weber and the persistence of religion : social theory, capitalism and the sublime / Joseph W.H. Loug...
Weber and the persistence of religion : social theory, capitalism and the sublime / Joseph W.H. Lough.
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
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2006.
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N306.6/ 51
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xv, 140 p. ; 24 cm.
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1. Introduction : contemporary religion -- 2. The retreat of ultimate and sublime values -- 3. Disembodiment and the sublime : the birth of modern religion -- 4. The 'spirit' of capitalism -- 5. The hiatus irrationalis -- 6. The prophetic pneuma -- 7. The 'community unto death' -- 8. The body of rel...
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
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England
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2006.
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"Taking Max Weber's interpretations of capitalism and religion as its point of departure, Weber and the Persistence of Religion re-examines a wide range of classical and contemporary texts, from Immanuel Kant to Jean Baudrillard, to help explain the peculiar character of religion and spirituality in mature capitalist societies. Joseph W.H. Lough ex...
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Weber and the persistence of religion : social theory, capitalism and the sublime / Joseph W.H. Lough.
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Routledge advances in sociology ; 20.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [126]-135) and index.
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N306.6/ 51
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0415343526 (hbk.)
9780415343527 (hbk.)
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306.6
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991021853639702626
