Cultural Studies

Eckart Otto

Max Webers Studien des Antiken Judentums

Historische Grundlegung einer Theorie der Moderne

[Max Weber's Studies of Ancient Judaism. The Historical Foundation for a Theory of the Modern Age. Student Edition.]

2002; unrevised student edition; 2011. XII, 377 pages.
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Eckart Otto provides a history of Max Weber's work on the cultural history of ancient Judaism, a subject on which Weber spent more than 10 years. He shows how closely these studies are linked not only to theology and Jewish studies, jurisprudence and economics, the science of history and philosophy but also to the contemporary discussions surrounding the historico-cultural significance of Judaism for the »spirit of capitalism« and the chances for Judaism to preserve its identity in the conflict between assimilation and Zionism.
Eckart Otto provides a history of Max Weber's work on the cultural history of ancient Judaism, a subject on which Weber spent more than 10 years. He shows how closely these studies are linked not only to theology and Jewish studies, jurisprudence and economics, the science of history and philosophy but also to the contemporary discussions surrounding the historico-cultural significance of Judaism for the »spirit of capitalism« and the chances for Judaism to preserve its identity in the conflict between assimilation and Zionism.
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Eckart Otto Geboren 1944; 1973 Promotion zum Dr. theol.; 1975 Habilitation; nach Lehrtätigkeit u.a. in Hamburg und Mainz seit 1996 Ordinarius für Altes Testament an der Universität München und Honorary Professor am Department Oud Testamentiese Wetenskap der Universität Pretoria. Herausgeber des Bandes Das antike Judentum in der Max Weber- Gesamtausgabe.

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