Ideal Types in Max Weber’s Sociology of Religion: Some Theoretical Inspirations for a Study of the Religious Field

• Authors: Paweł Załęski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Max Weber is widely known as the author of ideal types of power. However, he also developed ideal types of religious attitudes. The article presents his original three ideal types and shows how they can be complemented by a fourth one. The fourth ideal type is based on analysis of magic as religious practice.

Keywords

EN

ideal types; mysticism; asceticism; religion; magic; psychoanalysis

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne
• Journal: Polish Sociological Review
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 171
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 319-326

Dates

published

2010-10-06

Contributors

author

Paweł Załęski

• University of Warsaw