On charisma and institution building: selected papers

376 Pages·1968·40.062 MB·English

by  Max Weber (author), S. N. Eisenstadt (editor)

MAX
WEBER
ON CHARISMA
AND
INSTITUTION BUILDING
Selected Papers, Edited and with an Introduction by
S. N. EISENSTADT
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Max Weber
ON CHARISMA AND INSTITUTION BUILDING
THE HERITAGE OF SOCIOLOGY
A Series Edited by Morris Janowitz
Max Weber
ON CHARISMA AND
INSTITUTION BUILDING
Selected Papers
Edited and with an Introduction by
S. N. EISENSTADT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
CHICAGO AND LONDON
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Published 1968. Printed in the United States of America
Contents
INTRODUCTION by S. N. Eisenstadt ix
CHARISMA AND THE STRUC-
I.
TURE OF SOCIAL RELATIONS
1. General Definitions of Social Action
and Social Relationship 3
2. The Concept of Legitimate Order 11
3. The Sociology of CharismaticAuthority 18
4. Meaning of Discipline 28
CHARISMA AND INSTITU-
II.
TIONALIZATION IN THE
POLITICAL SPHERE
5. The Pure Types of Legitimate Authority 46
6. The Nature of Charismatic Authority
and Its Routinization 48
7. Bureaucracy 66
CONTENTS
VI
CHARISMA AND INSTITU-
III.
TIONALIZATION IN THE
LEGAL SYSTEM
8, Formal an—d Substantive Rationalization
in the Law Sacred Laws 81
9. Natural Law 95
10. Modern Law 107
CHARISMA AND INSTITU-
IV.
TIONALIZATION IN THE
ECONOMIC SPHERE
11. Premodern Capitalism 129
12. Modern Capitalism 140
CHARISMA AND INSTITU-
V.
TIONALIZATION IN THE
SPHERE OF SOCIAL
STRATIFICATION
13. Weber's Basic Concepts of Stratification 169
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14. Caste Stratification The Case of India 183
15. Social Stratification and Class Structure
in Modern Society 201
16. The Prussian Junkers 209
VI. THE CITY AS A FOCUS OF
CHARISMATIC INSTITU-
TIONALIZATION
17. General Characteristics of the City 225
18. The Concept ofCitizenship 239
Contents vii
CHARISMA AND INSTITU-
VII.
TIONALIZATION IN THE
SPHERE OF RELIGION
AND CULTURE
19. The Prophet 253
20. The Different Roads to Salvation 268
21. Asceticism, Mysticism, and Salvation Religion 279
22. Castes, Estates, Classes, and Religion 284
23. Science as a Vocation 294
BIBLIOGRAPHY 311
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank the followingpersons, who helped me
in the preparation of this volume: Professor Morris Janowitz,
editor of the series, for suggesting the volume and for his detailed
comments on my manuscript; Mrs. R. Shako, who helped prepare
the manuscript for publication; and Mrs. Y. Atzmon and Professor
Edward Shils for their comments on the Introduction.
S. N. ElSENSTADT
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