The Russian-Orthodox tradition and modernity / by Andreas Buss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buss, Andreas E.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 100.

Numen book series : studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 100

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Religious aspects--Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov--History of doctrines.

Economics.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Doctrines--History.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book attempts to identify the uniqueness of the Russian-Orthodox religious tradition and to contrast it with two of the characteristics of modern Western society: its particular economic ethics and individualism. Max Weber and Louis Dumont provide the theoretical framework. The first part of the analysis is concerned with the economic ethics among Orthodox Russians, Old Believers and the adherents of various sects in the historical context of Russian society. The second part centres on the place and the kind of individualism in the Orthodox tradition since its beginnings in early monasticism and up to the twentieth century. The comparative perspective does not only shed new light on Russia but also on the development of Western individualism and on the Janus-like features of a traditional culture exposed to modernization.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Andreas E. Buss

Max Weber and Leo Tolstoy on Science and Culture / Andreas E. Buss

The Patrimonial State and the Spirit of Orthodoxy / Andreas E. Buss

Russian Old Believers and Sects / Andreas E. Buss

Pariah-Ethics and the Russian-Orthodox Tradition / Andreas E. Buss

The Place of Individualism in the Eastern-Orthodox Tradition and in the West / Andreas E. Buss

The Occident’s Separation from the Orient,its Unique Path of Development / Andreas E. Buss

Orthodox Russia’s Acculturation to Modernity / Andreas E. Buss

Trials and Errors Since the October Revolution / Andreas E. Buss

The Concept of Adequate Causation in Comparative Cultural Studies / Andreas E. Buss

Glossary / Andreas E. Buss

Bibliography / Andreas E. Buss

Index of Names / Andreas E. Buss

Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / Andreas E. Buss.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-218) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46515-8

9786610465156

1-4237-1412-1

90-474-0272-3

OCLC:

171583242

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047402725 DOI