The Cambridge Companion to Weber
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Weber PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Turner |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2000-04-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521567534 |
Max Weber is indubitably one of the very greatest figures in the history of the social sciences, the source of seminal concepts like 'the Protestant Ethic', 'charisma' and the idea of historical processes of 'rationalization'. But, like his great forebears Adam Smith and Karl Marx, Weber's work always resists easy categorisation. Prominent as a founding father of sociology, Weber has been a major influence in the study of ancient history, religion, economics, law and, more recently, cultural studies. This Cambridge Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the major facets of his thought, including several (like industrial psychology) which have hitherto been neglected. A distinguished international team of contributors examines some of the major controversies that have erupted over Weber's specialized work, and shows how the issues have developed since he wrote. The articles demonstrate Weber's impact on a variety of research areas.
The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss PDF eBook |
Author | Steven B. Smith |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 325 |
Release | 2009-05-11 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1139828258 |
Leo Strauss was a central figure in the twentieth century renaissance of political philosophy. The essays of The Cambridge Companion to Leo Strauss provide a comprehensive and non-partisan survey of the major themes and problems that constituted Strauss's work. These include his revival of the great 'quarrel between the ancients and the moderns,' his examination of tension between Jerusalem and Athens, and most controversially his recovery of the tradition of esoteric writing. The volume also examines Strauss's complex relation to a range of contemporary political movements and thinkers, including Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and Gershom Scholem, as well as the creation of a distinctive school of 'Straussian' political philosophy.
The Anthem Companion to Max Weber
Title | The Anthem Companion to Max Weber PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Sica |
Publisher | Anthem Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2016-09-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1783083816 |
‘The Anthem Companion to Max Weber’ offers the best contemporary work on Max Weber, written by the best scholars currently working in this field. Original, authoritative and wide-ranging, the critical assessments of this volume will make it ideal for Weber students and scholars alike.
The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Berlin
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Berlin PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Webber |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2017-03-09 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1107062004 |
This book provides an informative overview of literary developments in Berlin since 1750, with more detailed readings of exemplary key texts.
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism
Title | The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Hollywood |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 403 |
Release | 2012-09-17 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0521863651 |
The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism is a multi-authored interdisciplinary guide to the study of Christian mysticism, with an emphasis on the 3rd through the 17th centuries. Written by leading authorities and younger scholars from a range of disciplines, the volume both provides a clear introduction to the Christian mystical life and articulates a bold new approach to the study of mysticism.
The Cambridge Companion to John Dryden
Title | The Cambridge Companion to John Dryden PDF eBook |
Author | Steven N. Zwicker |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2004-05-20 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780521531443 |
John Dryden, Poet Laureate to Charles II and James II, was one of the great literary figures of the late seventeenth century. This Companion provides a fresh look at Dryden s tactics and triumphs in negotiating the extraordinary political and cultural revolutions of his time. The newly commissioned essays introduce readers to the full range of his work as a poet, as a writer of innovative plays and operas, as a purveyor of contemporary notions of empire, and most of all as a man intimate with the opportunities of aristocratic patronage as well as the emerging market for literary gossip, slander and polemic. Dryden s works are examined in the context of seventeenth-century politics, publishing and ideas of authorship. A valuable resource for students and scholars, the Companion includes a full chronology of Dryden s life and times and a detailed guide to further reading.
The Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the Jesuits PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Worcester |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 552 |
Release | 2008-03-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 113982774X |
Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) obtained papal approval in 1540 for a new international religious order called the Society of Jesus. Until the mid-1700s the 'Jesuits' were active in many parts of Europe and far beyond. Gaining both friends and enemies in response to their work as teachers, scholars, writers, preachers, missionaries and spiritual directors, the Jesuits were formally suppressed by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 and restored by Pope Pius VII in 1814. The Society of Jesus then grew until the 1960s; it has more recently experienced declining membership in Europe and North America, but expansion in other parts of the world. This Companion examines the religious and cultural significance of the Jesuits. The first four sections treat the period prior to the Suppression, while section five examines the Suppression and some of the challenges and opportunities of the restored Society of Jesus up to the present.