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Religion and Economic Action: The Protestant Ethic, the Rise of Capitalism, and the Abuses of Scholarship (Renaissance Society of America Reprint Te, Band 3) - Softcover

Samuelsson, Kurt

 
9780802077332: Religion and Economic Action: The Protestant Ethic, the Rise of Capitalism, and the Abuses of Scholarship (Renaissance Society of America Reprint Te, Band 3)
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ISBN 10: 0802077331 ISBN 13: 9780802077332
Verlag: University of Toronto Press, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

The idea that capitalism grew out of Puritan values, as unlikely as it seems, has aroused much interest among economic historians. First proposed by Max Weber, the hypothesis gained wide acceptance through the writings of R.H. Tawney. In this bold and hard-hitting essay, Samuelsson cuts through the controversy and convincingly challenges Weber's hypothesis and many of Tawney's theories. His vigorous reassessment of the spirit and ethics of both capitalism and Puritanism effectively dismantles the notion of any functional relationship between Christianity and capitalism.

First published in Sweden in 1957, Samuelsson's essay was translated into English in 1961 and had an immediate impact on scholarly debates in the English-speaking world. His work will be of special interest to students of religious history, economics, and political science.

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Kurt Samuelsson is a member of the Faculty of the University of Orebro, Sweden.

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Verlag
University of Toronto Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0802077331
ISBN 13 
9780802077332
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
170
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