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Classical Philosophical and Social Theories

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The Religious Experience

Classical Philosophical and Social Theories

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This chronologically organized book offers readers the opportunity to examine the development of religious thinking from the 18th-century Enlightenment through the 20th century. The contributions of all of the major social thinkers are considered in this thoughtful and integrative look at the classical roots of religious thought.

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Prentice Hall
Language
English
Pages
224

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September 20, 2003, Prentice Hall
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Table of Contents

Preface. Page viii
Chapter 1. Rousseau Page 1
The Creed of a Savoyard Priest Page 2
Rousseau on Civil Religion Page 9
Chapter 2. Hegel Page 12
Romanticism and Nationalism Page 13
Hegel's Early Essays on Religion Page 16
Hegel's Later Philosophy of Religion Page 19
Chapter 3. The Young or Left Hegelians Page 23
Feuerbach on the Essence of Religion Page 26
Marx's Critique Page 31
Max Stirner Page 32
The Rebuttal of Stirner by Marx and Engels Page 38
Bruno Bauer on the So-Called Jewish Question Page 40
Chapter 4. Marx Page 45
The Young Marx on Religion Page 50
Chapter 5. Nietzsche Page 53
Thus Spoke Zarathustra Page 58
Beyond Good and Evil Page 61
On the Genealogy of Morals Page 66
Guilt, Bad Conscience, and Ascetic Ideals Page 70
The Anti-Christ Page 71
Chapter 6. Max Weber Page 76
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Page 78
The Spirit of Capitalism Page 79
Traditionalism Page 82
Luther's Conception of the Calling Page 85
The Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism Page 87
Calvinism Page 87
Pietism Page 90
Methodism Page 90
The Baptist Sects Page 91
Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism Page 92
Weber's Travels in America and Their Confirmation of His Thesis Page 96
Criticisms of the Weber Thesis Page 98
Chapter 7. Max Weber on the World Religions Page 102
The Religions of China Page 103
Confucianism and Puritanism Page 109
The Religion of India Page 111
Orthodox Hinduism Page 114
Jainism Page 116
Ancient Buddhism Page 118
Ancient Judaism Page 121
The Hebrew Prophets: The Setting Page 124
The Prophetic Ethic Page 128
The "Pariah" Community Page 131
Chapter 8. E. B. Tylor Page 135
Retribution Theory? Page 142
Development or Degeneration? Page 143
The Soul as the Source of Animism Page 143
Fetishism and Idolatry Page 145
Totemism Page 147
Polytheism Page 148
Chapter 9. James George Frazer Page 150
The King of the Wood Page 154
From Magic to Religion Page 157
The Worship of Trees Page 159
Solving the Mystery Page 164
Chapter 10. Bronislaw Malinowski Page 168
Death and the Functions of Religion Page 172
Malinowski's Theory of Magical Language Page 174
Chapter 11. Sigmund Freud Page 180
Religion as Illusion Page 184
Freud's Repudiation of Religious Beliefs Page 187
Chapter 12. Émile Durkheim Page 192
Totemism: An Elementary Religion Page 194
Ascetic Rites Page 198
Criticisms of Durkheim's Theory Page 200
Epilogue. Page 205
Index. Page 210

Edition Notes

Published in
Upper Saddle River, USA
Copyright Date
2004

Classifications

Library of Congress
BL51 .Z45 2003

Contributors

Editor
Chris DeJohn
Editorial Assistant
Veronica D'Amico
Marketing Manager
Marissa Feliberty

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xii, 212p.
Number of pages
224
Dimensions
22.7 x 15.2 x 1.0 centimeters
Weight
0 pounds

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Open Library
OL9289122M
ISBN 10
0130982393
ISBN 13
9780130982391
Library Thing
690623
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1848611

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