Rationalities in history : a Weberian essay in comparison / D.L. d'Avray.
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- 9780521199209
- 0521199204
- 9780521128087
- 0521128080
- 302.130 22 DAV
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275.45 WEB A social history of Christianity : | 294.517 CHI Right of Temple Entry | 301 POO தொல்குடி வேளிர் வேந்தர் ( பண்டைய தமிழகத்தில் அரசு உருவாக்கம் பற்றிய ஆய்வு) | 302.130 DAV Rationalities in history : | 305.894 KUR மலாயா தமிழரின் சரித்திரம் | 327.109 MUL Neutrality in World History / | 411.709 MAD History and culture of Tamil Nadu : |
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 --
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-209) and index.
"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through the examples of Buddhism, Imperial China, and sixteenth-century Catholicism--in the latter case building upon unpublished archival research.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.
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