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Book SynopsisTrade Reviewa substantive analysis * Bernice Martin, Church Times *
A thoroughly argued, intriguing book. * Michael McCallion, Catholic Books Review *
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1. History of Religion as Critique of Religion? David Hume and the Consequences Chapter 2. Religious Experience and the Theory of Signs Chapter 3. Ritual and the Sacred. On the Anthropology of Ideal Formation Chapter 4. Multiple Forms of Ideal Formation or Process of Disenchantment? Attempts at Synthesis by Ernst Troeltsch and Max Weber Chapter 5. Transcendence as Reflexive Sacredness. The 'Axial Age' as a Turning Point in Religious History Chapter 6. Fields of Tension. A New Interpretation of Max Weber's 'Intermediate Reflection' Chapter 7. The Sacred and Power. Collective Self-Sacralization and Ways of Overcoming it Bibliography Index
