Max Weber's notion of asceticism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2404644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Adair-Toteff (0000-0002-3274-8529, University of South Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-122 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Classical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-795X • E-ISSN: 1741-2897 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1468795x10370071 |
| OpenAlex | W2068628834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
The notion of asceticism plays a large and important role in Max Weber's writings; however, it has remained relatively unexamined. Weber did not offer a definition of asceticism, but he did provide a contrast between the 'polar concepts' of the ascetic and the mystic. In this paper I discuss this contrast and place it within the historical context of the early and medieval monks. Then, I examine Weber's discussions of the four major monastic reform movements. I conclude with a discussion concerning Weber's political preferences for the strict, rational conduct of the ascetic, and especially his own personal inclinations towards asceticism
Archaeology · Asceticism · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Mysticism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
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Kompendium der Kirchengeschichte
Max Weber’s Construction of Social Theory
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Das Mönchtum
Das Mönchtum
Schools of Asceticism
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Max Weber's Construction of Social Theory
Max Weber's mysticism
Schools of Asceticism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2023 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |