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The Implications of Weber's Sociology of Religion for the Understanding of the Processes of Change in Contemporary Non-European Societies and Civilization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2024

Samuel N. Eisenstadt
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Weber's studies of non-European (or non-Christian) religions constitute the largest part of his Sociology of Religion—comprising most of the Aufsaetze zur Religionssoziologie (1920-1923), as well as large parts of his treatment in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft (1956). Included, as is well known, are relatively full-blown studies of Jewish, Chinese (Confucian) and Indian (Hindu and Buddhist) civilizations, and more dispersed, but very rich appraisals of diverse aspects of other religions. These studies are focused on the internal dynamics of religions and on their relations to crucial aspects of social structure—especially political organization, economic life and social stratification.

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Diogenes , Volume 22 , Issue 85 , March 1974 , pp. 83 - 111
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Copyright © 1974 Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie / International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)

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