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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808779303321

Autore

Weber Max <1864-1920.>

Titolo

The Protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism / / Max Weber  ; translated by Talcott Parsons  ; with an introduction by Anthony Giddens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2001, c1930

ISBN

1-134-52188-X

1-134-52189-8

1-280-17314-9

0-203-99580-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Routledge classics

Altri autori (Persone)

ParsonsTalcott <1902-1979.>

GiddensAnthony

Disciplina

306.6

Soggetti

Christian ethics

Capitalism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Christian sociology

Protestant work ethic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Great Britain : Allen and Unwin, 1930.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE; AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION; PART I The Problem; 1 Religious Affiliation and Social Stratification; 2 The Spirit of Capitalism; 3 Luther's Conception of the Calling: Task of the Investigation; PART II The Practical Ethics of the Ascetic Branches of Protestantism; 4 The Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism; A. Calvinism; B. Pietism; C. Methodism; D. The Baptist Sects; 5 Asceticism and the Spirit of Capitalism; NOTES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day a powerful and fascinating read. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. Widely considered as the most



informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism holds its own as one of the most signific