Description:This study traces how Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf schools, and the sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920) confronted the societal transformations in fin-de-siecle Germany as their primary identity marker - Bildung or self-formation - began to break down. The book documents the German bourgeoisie's failure to modernise as an « imagined community, shedding new light on the larger question about the interrelationship of science, religion, and culture by situating Weber's and Steiner's work into the broader context of the sociocultural and socio-political transformations during which it was created. Moreover, by exploring the influences across disciplines in a historical context the book provides insight into the cultural implications of new social science and religion at the beginning of the twentieth century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Double-Edged Sword: The Cult of Bildung, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siecle Germany (German Linguistic and Cultural Studies). To get started finding The Double-Edged Sword: The Cult of Bildung, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siecle Germany (German Linguistic and Cultural Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Double-Edged Sword: The Cult of Bildung, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siecle Germany (German Linguistic and Cultural Studies)
Description: This study traces how Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf schools, and the sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920) confronted the societal transformations in fin-de-siecle Germany as their primary identity marker - Bildung or self-formation - began to break down. The book documents the German bourgeoisie's failure to modernise as an « imagined community, shedding new light on the larger question about the interrelationship of science, religion, and culture by situating Weber's and Steiner's work into the broader context of the sociocultural and socio-political transformations during which it was created. Moreover, by exploring the influences across disciplines in a historical context the book provides insight into the cultural implications of new social science and religion at the beginning of the twentieth century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Double-Edged Sword: The Cult of Bildung, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siecle Germany (German Linguistic and Cultural Studies). To get started finding The Double-Edged Sword: The Cult of Bildung, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siecle Germany (German Linguistic and Cultural Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.