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Sociology Of Rulership And Religion (book)




''Sociology of Rulership and Religion'' is a Book written by Maximilian Weber , a German Economist and Sociologist . Note that original edition was in German.

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1. Types of Rulership

  • Charisma of Rulership

  • Priestly Legitimation

  • Hierocracy and Theocracy

  • Caesaro-papism


2. Hierocratic Domination

  • The Church

  • Hierocratic Regulation of Life

  • Office vs. Personal Charisma

  • Hierocratic Use of the Monk


3. Monasticism and Rulership

  • Power of Monasticism

  • Monasticism and Caesaro-papism

  • Monasticism and Hierocracy


Mendicant Orders
The Jesuit

  • Methodical Conduct of the Monk


4. Political and Religious Powers

  • Political Community and Patron Gods

  • Struggle between Political Power and Hierocracy

  • Hierocratic Foundations

  • Solidarity of Political Powers and Hierocracy

  • Historical Accidents of the Power-struggle


5. Social Conditions of Rulership

  • Citizen and Hierocracy

  • Rationality of Citizenry Work

  • Irrationality of Peasantry Work

  • Rationalization of Religion

  • Priesthood and Citizen

  • Religion and Class

  • Feudalism and Religion


6. Economic Effect of Rulership

  • Temple Economy

  • Hierocratic Economy


Hierocratic Traditionalism

  • Anti-economy of Charismatic Religion

  • Church's Accommodation to Economy

  • Usury


Catholic Ban
Calvinist Justification

  • Catholic Economy


Catholic Regulation
Lack of Vocational Premium

7. Occidental and Oriental Rulership

  • Catholic Rationalism

  • Occidental Hierocracy vs. Oriental Caesaro-papism


8. Capitalism and Democracy

  • Impact of Democracy

  • Impact of Modern Capitalism

  • Hierocratic Accommodation

  • The Reformation

  • Judaism

  • The Sect

  • Separation of State and Religion


See also

Sociology - Wiki entry on sociology

Religion - Wiki entry on religion

Related links

Online ebook of Sociology of Rulership and Religion