The Russian-Orthodox tradition and modernity / / by Andreas Buss.
The book attempts to identify the uniqueness of the Russian-Orthodox religious tradition and to contrast it with two of the characteristics of modern Western society: its particular economic ethics and individualism. Max Weber and Louis Dumont provide the theoretical framework. The first part of the...
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| Superior document: | Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, v. 100 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
100. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Andreas E. Buss
- Max Weber and Leo Tolstoy on Science and Culture / Andreas E. Buss
- The Patrimonial State and the Spirit of Orthodoxy / Andreas E. Buss
- Russian Old Believers and Sects / Andreas E. Buss
- Pariah-Ethics and the Russian-Orthodox Tradition / Andreas E. Buss
- The Place of Individualism in the Eastern-Orthodox Tradition and in the West / Andreas E. Buss
- The Occident’s Separation from the Orient,its Unique Path of Development / Andreas E. Buss
- Orthodox Russia’s Acculturation to Modernity / Andreas E. Buss
- Trials and Errors Since the October Revolution / Andreas E. Buss
- The Concept of Adequate Causation in Comparative Cultural Studies / Andreas E. Buss
- Glossary / Andreas E. Buss
- Bibliography / Andreas E. Buss
- Index of Names / Andreas E. Buss
- Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / Andreas E. Buss.