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Joseph W.H. Lough

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Description:There is an increasing interest in religion and belief and the diverse forms these take in the contemporary world. This timely book provides a unique analysis of these issues through a discussion of the work of Marx and Weber.Taking Max Weber s interpretations of capitalism and religion as its point of departure, Weber and the Persistenceof Religion re-examines a wide range of classical and contemporary texts, including Immanuel Kant, Foucault and Jean Baudrillard, to help explain the peculiar character of religion and spirituality in mature capitalist societies.This book shows how the peculiar disembodied character of contemporary spirituality and religion, along with the disenchanted character of public life, may be formally related to the increasingly disembodied, immaterial character of value in capitalist societies. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Social Theory, History, the Sociology of Religion and Philosophy.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 Weber and the Persistence of Religion: Social Theory, Capitalism and the Sublime. To get started finding Weber and the Persistence of Religion: Social Theory, Capitalism and the Sublime, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: There is an increasing interest in religion and belief and the diverse forms these take in the contemporary world. This timely book provides a unique analysis of these issues through a discussion of the work of Marx and Weber.Taking Max Weber s interpretations of capitalism and religion as its point of departure, Weber and the Persistenceof Religion re-examines a wide range of classical and contemporary texts, including Immanuel Kant, Foucault and Jean Baudrillard, to help explain the peculiar character of religion and spirituality in mature capitalist societies.This book shows how the peculiar disembodied character of contemporary spirituality and religion, along with the disenchanted character of public life, may be formally related to the increasingly disembodied, immaterial character of value in capitalist societies. It will be of interest to students and scholars of Social Theory, History, the Sociology of Religion and Philosophy.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 Weber and the Persistence of Religion: Social Theory, Capitalism and the Sublime. To get started finding Weber and the Persistence of Religion: Social Theory, Capitalism and the Sublime, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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