| 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. |
| Note |
"First published in Germany, in 1922 ... under the title 'Religionssoziologie,' from Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft." |
| Subject |
Religion and sociology.
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