Religion and Economic Action: The Protestant Ethic, the Rise of Capitalism and the Abuses of Scholarship

Kurt Samuelsson

Published by University of Toronto Press 1993

Religion and Economic Action

The Protestant Ethic, the Rise of Capitalism and the Abuses of Scholarship

Kurt Samuelsson
Edited by: E. Geoffrey French

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487583620

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About this book

In this bold and hard-hitting essay, Samuelsson cuts through the controversy and convincingly challenges Weber's hypothesis and many of Tawney's theories.

Author / Editor information

Samuelsson Kurt :

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

Reviews

"Few general hypotheses in the social sciences have aroused more interest, and in recent years won wider acceptance, than Max Weber's hypothesis that radical Protestantism was a chief determinant of the development of capitalism. Later theorists indeed have tried to extend the hypothesis to apply more generally to the relation between non-economic values and economic behaviour. In these circumstances many students of the social sciences will be interested in this book by an able economic historian, which does not just tinker with Weber's hypothesis but leaves it in ruins."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Author’s Foreword TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
CHAPTER I. The Problem and the Controversy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER II. The Spirit of Puritanism and the Spirit of Capitalism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
CHAPTER III. Virtue, Interest and Wealth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	81
CHAPTER IV. Correlations and Concepts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
CHAPTER V. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 174

eBook

Published: December 15, 1993
ISBN: 9781487583620