This book helps explain some of Max Weber's key concepts such as charisma, asceticism, mysticism, pariah-people, prophets, salvation, and theodicy and places them within the context of Weber's sociology of religion.
Christopher S. Adair-Toteff is Honorary Senior Researcher, University of Kent, UK.
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Preface PART I: CONCEPTUAL CONTEXTS 1. Introduction 2. From Roman Agrarianism to Sociology of Religion 3. Conceptual Influences and Developments PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS 4. Asceticism and Mysticism 5. Prophets and Pariah-people 6. Salvation and Theodicy 7. Charisma Bibliography