Max Weber, Religion and Social ActionVenueHumanities Research Centre Dates27—29 September 1999 Convener Professor Robert Holton, Flinders University
The conference will be of interest to a wide range of scholars including historians, sociologists, anthropologists, social psychologists, and students of religion. A number of distinguished scholars will participate including Gianfranco Poggi, Bryan Turner, James Walvin, Jack Barbalet, and Colin Campbell Presentations Include:Dr Gregory Bailey, Languages Linguistics & Cultures, La Trobe
University Dr Jack Barbalet, Sociology, ANU Dr Christiane Bender, Sociology, University Heidelberg Dr Colin Campbell, Sociology, University of York Dr Sandra Holton, History, University of Adelaide Professor Robert Holton, Sociology, Flinders University Dr Ian Mabbett, History, Monash University Professor Gianfranco Poggi, European University Institute, Italy Professor Bryan Turner, Sociology, University of Cambridge Professor James Walvin, History, The University of York
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Why
is it that Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit
of Capitalism has remained so influential and yet so controversial
since its publication in the early 20th century? This conference
will revisit this classic text in the light of recent developments
in historical scholarship and social theory. Amongst the range
of perspectives to be presented are Weber and historicism; the
place of Weber's thought in the comparative study of world religions,
and Weber's contribution to Protestant and Puritan historiography.
Attention will also be given to themes drawn from the sociology
of emotions, religion and gender history, and encounters between
West and East.