Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order

Virtuosity, Charisma and Social Order
Author: Ilana Friedrich-Silber
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1995-04-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0521413974

This book is a comparative macrosociological study of the interaction between religious virtuosi and society in two civilizations: traditional Theravada Buddhism and Medieval Catholicism. Merging Weberian sociology with the Maussian tradition of gift-analysis, and criticizing the neglect of meaning in current comparative historical sociology, the author also argues the need for a multidimensional approach capable of addressing the part played by religious orientations in shaping the institutional strength and ideological power of religious elites in the historical framework of the Great Traditions.

A Comparative Sociology of World Religions

A Comparative Sociology of World Religions
Author: Stephen Sharot
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2001-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780814798058

Sharot (sociology, Ben-Gurion U. of the Neger) focuses on the differences and interrelationships between religious elites and lay masses. He presents several relevant concepts and theories including a model of religious action based on the work of Max Weber, and a discussion of elites and masses as represented in Weber's comparison of world religions. Coverage encompasses religious action in world religions; Brahmans, Renouncers, and Hinduisim in India; Buddhism and Animism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia; traditional Catholicism in Europe; Islam and Judaism; Protestants, Catholics and the reform of popular religion; and a comparison of religious elites and popular religions. c. Book News Inc.

Engaging Economics

Engaging Economics
Author: Bruce W. Longenecker
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2009-10-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0802864147

'Emerging Economics' reveals the economic dimentisons of the theology of the early Jesus movement & explains how this is reflected in the texts of the New Testament & the reception of those texts within the patristic era.

John, Qumran, and the Dead Sea Scrolls

John, Qumran, and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Author: Mary L. Coloe
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1589835468

Based on papers originally presented at the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, 2007, San Diego, Calif.

The Rise of Western Christendom

The Rise of Western Christendom
Author: Peter Brown
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 741
Release: 2012-12-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1118338847

This tenth anniversary revised edition of the authoritative text on Christianity's first thousand years of history features a new preface, additional color images, and an updated bibliography. The essential general survey of medieval European Christendom, Brown's vivid prose charts the compelling and tumultuous rise of an institution that came to wield enormous religious and secular power. Clear and vivid history of Christianity's rise and its pivotal role in the making of Europe Written by the celebrated Princeton scholar who originated of the field of study known as 'late antiquity' Includes a fully updated bibliography and index

Intercessory Prayer and the Monastic Ideal in the Time of the Carolingian Reforms

Intercessory Prayer and the Monastic Ideal in the Time of the Carolingian Reforms
Author: Renie S. Choy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2016-12-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0192511009

In early medieval Europe, monasticism constituted a significant force in society because the prayers of the religious on behalf of others featured as powerful currency. The study of this phenomenon is at once full of potential and peril, rightly drawing attention to the wider social involvement of an otherwise exclusive group, but also describing a religious community in terms of its service provision. Previous scholarship has focused on the supply and demand of prayer within the medieval economy of power, patronage, and gift exchange. Intercessory Prayer and the Monastic Ideal in the Time of the Carolingian Reforms is the first volume to explain how this transactional dimension of prayer factored into monastic spirituality. Renie S. Choy uncovers the relationship between the intercessory function of monasteries and the ascetic concern for moral conversion in the minds of prominent religious leaders active between c. 750-820. Through sustained analysis of the devotional thought of Benedict of Aniane and contemporaneous religious reformers during the reigns of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, Choy examines key topics in the study of Carolingian monasticism: liturgical organization and the intercessory performances of the Mass and the Divine Office, monastic theology, and relationships of prayer within monastic communities and with the world outside. Arguing that monastic leaders showed new interest on the intersection between the interiority of prayer and the functional world of social relationships, this study reveals the ascetic ideal undergirding the provision of intercessory prayer by monasteries.

Dynamics in the History of Religions Between Asia and Europe

Dynamics in the History of Religions Between Asia and Europe
Author: Volkhard Krech
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2011-11-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004185003

The conference volume of the Bochumer Kolleg “Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe” outlines the thesis that religion is not a homogeneous cultural phenomenon, but a dense network of diachronically and synchronically differing traditions.

Max Weber

Max Weber
Author: Alan Sica
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2017-09-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1351506552

The most profound and enduring social theorist of sociology's classical period, Max Weber speaks as cogently to concerns of the new century as he did to those of the past. In Max Weber and the New Century, Alan Sica demonstrated Weber's preeminent position and lasting vitality within social theory by applying his ideas to a broad range of topics of contemporary concern. Max Weber: A Comprehensive Bibliography is a companion volume that offers some 4,600 bibliographic listings of work on Weber, making it the most complete guide to the literature in English and a testament to the continued vitality of Weber's thought. Sica's work supersedes all previous bibliographical efforts covering the Weber literature, both in the quantity and accuracy of its references, and the clarity and convenience of its format. In order to demonstrate the enormous variety of Weberiana in English, Sica has adopted a liberal criterion for inclusion, rather than a critical one, choosing to mix the best with what may be more routine work. Following a preface in which previous bibliographies and bibliographic problems are discussed, the volume opens with a series of five specialized bibliographies. The first lists Weber's works in English translation. The second lists reviews of Weber's major works including those translated into English, while the third covers reviews of recent books and other work on Weber. The fourth section contains a selection of dissertations and theses relating to Weber or his ideas. The fifth includes primary and secondary sources treating Weber on rationality and rationalization processes. The last and largest section offers a comprehensive Weber bibliography of works in English. This large-scale endeavor attempts to identify with accuracy and completeness the entire universe of Weber scholarship in English. It will be an essential scholarly tool for sociologists, historians, economists, and students of cultural and intellectual history.

Do Ut Des

Do Ut Des
Author: Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld
Publisher: Uitgeverij Verloren
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2007
Genre: Belgium
ISBN: 9065509585

Sons of the Buddha

Sons of the Buddha
Author: Jason A. Carbine
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 3110254093

Intended as a contribution to the study of religion and society, this book examines Buddhist monasticism in Myanmar. The book focuses on the Shwegyin, one of the most important but least understood monastic groups in the country. It illuminates key aspects of monastic and wider Burmese Buddhist thought and practice, and ultimately argues for the distinctiveness of elements of that thought and practice in comparison to the Buddhist cultures of Sri Lanka and Laos.