RT Book
T1 Rationalities in history: a Weberian essay in comparison
A1 D'Avray, D. L. 1952-
LA English
PP Cambridge u.a.
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2010
ED 1. publ.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/624218716
AB "In Rationalities in history, the distinguished historian David d'Avray writes a new comparative history in the spirit of Max Weber. In a strikingly original reassessment of seminal Weberian ideas, d'Avray applies value rationality to the comparative history of religion and the philosophy of law. Integrating theories of rational choice, anthropological reflections on relativism, and the recent philosophy of rationality with Weber's conceptual framework, d'Avray seeks to disengage 'rationalisation' from its enduring association with Western 'modernity.' This mode of analysis is contextualised through the examples of Buddhism, Imperial China, and sixteenth-century Catholicism--in the latter case building upon unpublished archival research. This ambitious synthesis of social theory and comparative history will engage social scientists and historians from advanced undergraduate level upwards, stimulating interdisciplinary discourse, and making a significant contribution to the methodology of history. D'Avray explores the potential of this new Weberian analysis further in his companion volume, Medieval religious rationalities"--Provided by publisher
AB Universal and specific rationalities: theories -- The structure of values and convictions -- Dynamics of values and convictions -- The instrumental-conviction rationality interface -- Formal rationality -- The formal-substantive interface -- Appendix: Rationalities in a case before the Congregation of the Council
NO Literaturverz. S. 197 - 209
CN BL51
SN 978-0-521-12808-7
SN 978-0-521-19920-9
K1 Weber, Max : 1864-1920 : Political and social views
K1 Weber, Max : 1864-1920 : Influence
K1 Religions : History
K1 Religions : Philosophy
K1 Law : Philosophy
K1 Rationalism : Philosophy
K1 Rational Choice Theory
K1 Relativity
K1 Values
K1 Modernism (Aesthetics)
K1 Weber, Max, 1864-1920 : Political and social views
K1 Weber, Max, 1864-1920 : Influence
K1 Rational choice theory