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Beacon series in the sociology of politics and religion. 

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Weber, Max, 1864-1920.
Sociology of religion.
Boston, Beacon Press [1963]
(OCoLC)647074597
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Max Weber; Ephraim Fischoff; Talcott Parsons
ISBN: 9780807041932 0807041939
OCLC Number: 378072
Notes: "First published in Germany, in 1922 ... under the title 'Religionssoziologie, ' from Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft."
Description: lxvii, 304 pages ; 22 cm.
Contents: The rise of religions --
Gods, magicians, and priests --
The idea of God, Religious ethics and taboo --
The prophet --
The religious congregation, preaching, and pastoral care --
Castes, estates, classes, and religion --
Religion and non-privileged classes --
Intellectualism, intellectuals, and the history of religion --
Theodicy, salvation, and rebirth --
The different roads to salvation --
Asceticism, mysticism, and salvation religion --
Soteriology and types of salvation --
Religious ethics, the world order, and culture --
The relationship of religion to politics, economics, sexuality, and art --
Judaism, Christianity, and the socio-economic order --
The attitude of the other world religions to the social and economic order.
Series Title: Beacon series in the sociology of politics and religion.
Responsibility: by Max Weber ; translated by Ephraim Fischoff ; introduction by Talcott Parsons.