A Bu
Biographic Data
| ID | 195555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Bu |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bu |
| SIGNATURE | BU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Sainte-Anne |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1277-0945 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social participation and cognitive activities as explanation factor for the association between income and self-rated health for older adults
Introduction: Health disparities pose a considerable challenge for older adults individuals, particularly those with a heightened risk of developing dementia. Discrepancies in health status among various income brackets are only partially attributable to structural factors such as working and living conditions or the quality of food. The aim of this study was therefore to explore whether and to what extent various health-promoting behaviors can e…
Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Other Spheres of Life in Max Weber's Russia
Weber’s œuvre contains many references to the Russian patrimonial state and to the Eastern Orthodox religion and tradition, particularly the magic and mystical aspects, furthermore their indifference toward the world and the lack of psychological premia placed on inner-worldly activity. Also the Old Believers and the sects (except to some extent the Skoptsy) were unable to evade the stifling influence of the patrimonial state and showed passive a…
Eigengesetzlichkeit: The Relationship between Religion and Politics in India and in the Occident**I wish to thank Peter Flügel and Sam Whimster for their comments and suggestions regarding my paper
Eigengesetzlichkeit: The Relationship between Religion and Politics in India and in the Occident
Max Weber's studies of Asian traditions were intended to further a better understanding of the Occident. They may also have contributed to comparative concept building. The analysis starts from Weber's comments on the lack of a universally valid ethic in classical India, on conflicting ethics and the sources of Indian law, the secularization of the political domain and particularly the ethics of the kṣatriyas (warriors), seen as power politics an…
The Economic Ethics of World Religions and their Laws
Based on analyses of the essays written by Max Weber on China, India, ancient Judaism and also on the dispersed material about Islam, Eastern Christianity and Occidental Christianity, this book examines the economic ethics of Asian and Christian traditions and their corresponding legal systems. Drawing also on Weber's methodology (particularly the concept of adequate causation), the author reveals that the nature of Asian religions as well as the…
The Preah Vihear Case and Regional Customary Law
The issue of the Preah Vihear case (1962) in international law has long been debated, and even today creates tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. This article analyses Siam's position within the international law structure in the early twentieth century when the issue arose; it also reminds the reader of a tradition in international law theory which does not consider international law and municipal law as essentially different, and on this bas…
Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity
Journal Article Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity, by Peter Berger. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2004, 187 pp.; $62.95 USD (cloth) Get access Andreas Buss Andreas Buss Université Sainte-Anne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 66, Issue 4, Winter 2005, Pages 431–432, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712390 Published: 01 December 2005
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 analysis is concerned with the economic ethics among Orthodox Russians, Old Believers and the adherents of various sects in the historical context of…
Dual Legal systems and the Basic Structure Doctrine or Constitutions: The Case of India
La constitution indienne de 1950 était dans l'ensemble une création de l'esprit occidental, surimposée à une société héritière d'un système légal traditionnel complexe. Mais les constitutions sont plus que de simples textes légaux, elles sont aussi des portraits ou des miroirs d'un héritage culturel. Ce fait est illustré ici par l'analyse de l'histoire tortueuse de la doctrine des principes structurants dans le contexte constitutionnel indien. Bi…
The Evolution of Western Individualism
Louis Dumont has shown how Western individualism is rooted in religion. He explained the rise of modern inworldly individualism as the result of a transformation of outworldly individualism in early Christianity, brought about by a changing Church/State relationship. In this essay, Dumont's thesis is accepted in principle, but several nuances and qualifications are added. This essay traces the development of modern individualism from the outwordl…
The concept of adequate causation and Max Weber's comparative sociology of religion
Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and, the Spirit of Capitalism , studied in isolation, shows mainly an elective affinity or an adequacy on the level of meaning between the Protestant ethic and the ‘spirit’ of capitalism. Here it is suggested that Weber's subsequent essays on ‘The Economic Ethics of World Religions’ are the result of his opinion that adequacy on the level of meaning needs and can be verified by causal adequacy. After some introduc…
The Individual in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition / L'Individu dans la tradition orthodoxe orientale
The comparative sociology of Louis Dumont (1982) explained the rise of modern inworldly individualism as the result of the transformation, initiated mainly by a changing Church/State relationship since the eighth century, of the outworldly individualism of early Christianity. In this paper the question is asked whether a similar transformation took place in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The enquiry, which examines Orthodox monachism and the Chur…
The Economic Ethics of Russian-Orthodox Christianity: Part Ii - Russian Old Believers and Sects
In Part I, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state and the aspects of Russian-Orthodox religion, which led to an attitude of world-indifference, were analysed. In this second part the economic ethics of the Russian Old Believers and of the major sects are analysed and it is shown that the development of congregational religion led to more self-responsibility and, particularly in the case of some sects, to more congregational discipline. More…
The Economic Ethics of Russian-Orthodox Christianity: Part I
The paper, which follows Max Weber's 'The Economic Ethics of World Religions' in form and spirit, tries to depict the motivations of economic activity in prerevolutionary Russia. This first part of the paper analyses, on the one hand, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state with its system of liturgies and, on the other hand, the Russian-Orthodox Church which, in contrast to the Western development, became integrated in the patrimonial state…
Max Weber in Asian Studies
Introductory Comments On Max Weber's Essays On India and China
Max Weber in Asian Studies
Max Weber’s Contributions to Questions of Development in Modern India
The first part of the paper is concerned with the understanding of the Weberian concepts “spirit” of capitalism and Indian “spirit”, and with the relationship between the two concepts “spirit” and system. This is followed by an exposition of Weber’s ideas concerning development goals: development should further the kind of personality which is representative of the respective culture. The second part explores some aspects of Gandhi’s ideas and ac…
Max Weber's Heritage and Modern Southeast Asian Thinking on Development
The Usefulness of Max Weber's Oeuvre in the Discussion of Development in Asia Today
The concept of adequate causation and Max Weber's comparative sociology of religion
Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and, the Spirit of Capitalism , studied in isolation, shows mainly an elective affinity or an adequacy on the level of meaning between the Protestant ethic and the ‘spirit’ of capitalism. Here it is suggested that Weber's subsequent essays on ‘The Economic Ethics of World Religions’ are the result of his opinion that adequacy on the level of meaning needs and can be verified by causal adequacy. After some introduc…
The Economic Ethics of Russian-Orthodox Christianity: Part I
The paper, which follows Max Weber's 'The Economic Ethics of World Religions' in form and spirit, tries to depict the motivations of economic activity in prerevolutionary Russia. This first part of the paper analyses, on the one hand, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state with its system of liturgies and, on the other hand, the Russian-Orthodox Church which, in contrast to the Western development, became integrated in the patrimonial state…
The Evolution of Western Individualism
Louis Dumont has shown how Western individualism is rooted in religion. He explained the rise of modern inworldly individualism as the result of a transformation of outworldly individualism in early Christianity, brought about by a changing Church/State relationship. In this essay, Dumont's thesis is accepted in principle, but several nuances and qualifications are added. This essay traces the development of modern individualism from the outwordl…
The Individual in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition / L'Individu dans la tradition orthodoxe orientale
The comparative sociology of Louis Dumont (1982) explained the rise of modern inworldly individualism as the result of the transformation, initiated mainly by a changing Church/State relationship since the eighth century, of the outworldly individualism of early Christianity. In this paper the question is asked whether a similar transformation took place in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The enquiry, which examines Orthodox monachism and the Chur…
Dual Legal systems and the Basic Structure Doctrine or Constitutions: The Case of India
La constitution indienne de 1950 était dans l'ensemble une création de l'esprit occidental, surimposée à une société héritière d'un système légal traditionnel complexe. Mais les constitutions sont plus que de simples textes légaux, elles sont aussi des portraits ou des miroirs d'un héritage culturel. Ce fait est illustré ici par l'analyse de l'histoire tortueuse de la doctrine des principes structurants dans le contexte constitutionnel indien. Bi…
Introductory Comments On Max Weber's Essays On India and China
Max Weber's Heritage and Modern Southeast Asian Thinking on Development
The Usefulness of Max Weber's Oeuvre in the Discussion of Development in Asia Today
Max Weber’s Contributions to Questions of Development in Modern India
The first part of the paper is concerned with the understanding of the Weberian concepts “spirit” of capitalism and Indian “spirit”, and with the relationship between the two concepts “spirit” and system. This is followed by an exposition of Weber’s ideas concerning development goals: development should further the kind of personality which is representative of the respective culture. The second part explores some aspects of Gandhi’s ideas and ac…
Max Weber in Asian Studies
Introductory Comments On Max Weber's Essays On India and China
Max Weber in Asian Studies
The Economic Ethics of Russian-Orthodox Christianity: Part Ii - Russian Old Believers and Sects
In Part I, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state and the aspects of Russian-Orthodox religion, which led to an attitude of world-indifference, were analysed. In this second part the economic ethics of the Russian Old Believers and of the major sects are analysed and it is shown that the development of congregational religion led to more self-responsibility and, particularly in the case of some sects, to more congregational discipline. More…
The Economic Ethics of Russian-Orthodox Christianity: Part I
The paper, which follows Max Weber's 'The Economic Ethics of World Religions' in form and spirit, tries to depict the motivations of economic activity in prerevolutionary Russia. This first part of the paper analyses, on the one hand, the patrimonial-bureaucratic Muscovite state with its system of liturgies and, on the other hand, the Russian-Orthodox Church which, in contrast to the Western development, became integrated in the patrimonial state…
The Individual in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition / L'Individu dans la tradition orthodoxe orientale
The comparative sociology of Louis Dumont (1982) explained the rise of modern inworldly individualism as the result of the transformation, initiated mainly by a changing Church/State relationship since the eighth century, of the outworldly individualism of early Christianity. In this paper the question is asked whether a similar transformation took place in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The enquiry, which examines Orthodox monachism and the Chur…
The concept of adequate causation and Max Weber's comparative sociology of religion
Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and, the Spirit of Capitalism , studied in isolation, shows mainly an elective affinity or an adequacy on the level of meaning between the Protestant ethic and the ‘spirit’ of capitalism. Here it is suggested that Weber's subsequent essays on ‘The Economic Ethics of World Religions’ are the result of his opinion that adequacy on the level of meaning needs and can be verified by causal adequacy. After some introduc…
The Evolution of Western Individualism
Louis Dumont has shown how Western individualism is rooted in religion. He explained the rise of modern inworldly individualism as the result of a transformation of outworldly individualism in early Christianity, brought about by a changing Church/State relationship. In this essay, Dumont's thesis is accepted in principle, but several nuances and qualifications are added. This essay traces the development of modern individualism from the outwordl…
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 analysis is concerned with the economic ethics among Orthodox Russians, Old Believers and the adherents of various sects in the historical context of…
Dual Legal systems and the Basic Structure Doctrine or Constitutions: The Case of India
La constitution indienne de 1950 était dans l'ensemble une création de l'esprit occidental, surimposée à une société héritière d'un système légal traditionnel complexe. Mais les constitutions sont plus que de simples textes légaux, elles sont aussi des portraits ou des miroirs d'un héritage culturel. Ce fait est illustré ici par l'analyse de l'histoire tortueuse de la doctrine des principes structurants dans le contexte constitutionnel indien. Bi…
Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity
Journal Article Questions of Faith: A Skeptical Affirmation of Christianity, by Peter Berger. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2004, 187 pp.; $62.95 USD (cloth) Get access Andreas Buss Andreas Buss Université Sainte-Anne Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 66, Issue 4, Winter 2005, Pages 431–432, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712390 Published: 01 December 2005
The Preah Vihear Case and Regional Customary Law
The issue of the Preah Vihear case (1962) in international law has long been debated, and even today creates tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. This article analyses Siam's position within the international law structure in the early twentieth century when the issue arose; it also reminds the reader of a tradition in international law theory which does not consider international law and municipal law as essentially different, and on this bas…
The Economic Ethics of World Religions and their Laws
Based on analyses of the essays written by Max Weber on China, India, ancient Judaism and also on the dispersed material about Islam, Eastern Christianity and Occidental Christianity, this book examines the economic ethics of Asian and Christian traditions and their corresponding legal systems. Drawing also on Weber's methodology (particularly the concept of adequate causation), the author reveals that the nature of Asian religions as well as the…
Eigengesetzlichkeit: The Relationship between Religion and Politics in India and in the Occident**I wish to thank Peter Flügel and Sam Whimster for their comments and suggestions regarding my paper
Eigengesetzlichkeit: The Relationship between Religion and Politics in India and in the Occident
Max Weber's studies of Asian traditions were intended to further a better understanding of the Occident. They may also have contributed to comparative concept building. The analysis starts from Weber's comments on the lack of a universally valid ethic in classical India, on conflicting ethics and the sources of Indian law, the secularization of the political domain and particularly the ethics of the kṣatriyas (warriors), seen as power politics an…
Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Other Spheres of Life in Max Weber's Russia
Weber’s œuvre contains many references to the Russian patrimonial state and to the Eastern Orthodox religion and tradition, particularly the magic and mystical aspects, furthermore their indifference toward the world and the lack of psychological premia placed on inner-worldly activity. Also the Old Believers and the sects (except to some extent the Skoptsy) were unable to evade the stifling influence of the patrimonial state and showed passive a…
Social participation and cognitive activities as explanation factor for the association between income and self-rated health for older adults
Introduction: Health disparities pose a considerable challenge for older adults individuals, particularly those with a heightened risk of developing dementia. Discrepancies in health status among various income brackets are only partially attributable to structural factors such as working and living conditions or the quality of food. The aim of this study was therefore to explore whether and to what extent various health-promoting behaviors can e…
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