The Russian-Orthodox Tradition and Modernity /

The Russian-Orthodox Tradition and Modernity /

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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Main Author: Buss, Andreas E.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Series: Numen Book Series 100.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

Subjects:

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ > Doctrines > History.
Economics > Religious aspects > Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ > History of doctrines.

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Call Number: BX485 .B87 2003

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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.