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a substantive analysis * Bernice Martin, Church Times *
A thoroughly argued, intriguing book. * Michael McCallion, Catholic Books Review *

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Preface 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

The Power of the Sacred

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      Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
      Published 21 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9780190933272
      978-0190933272
      ISBN-10 0190933275
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      Social theory Social, group or collective psychology History of religion

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      a substantive analysis * Bernice Martin, Church Times *
      A thoroughly argued, intriguing book. * Michael McCallion, Catholic Books Review *

      Table of Contents
      Preface 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

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