Sociology, Religion and Grace

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-37196-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Routledge Advances in Sociology

This book offers a sociological analysis of the Renaissance, focusing on the concept of grace, and the unity that exists between its various meanings: theological, anthropological (gift-giving, Mauss; and sociability, Simmel), and aesthetical (beauty and gracefulness).

Since the seminal work of Max Weber rooted capitalism, and thus the modern world, in the Protestant ethic, interest in the Renaissance among social scientists has been minimal. However, this book argues that the heart of the European tradition lies in a series of renascences, going back to Minoan Crete and its rebirth in classical Greek civilisation, during an earlier global age.

The Renaissance forged a novel unity between the Judaic-prophetic and Minoan-Athenian traditions, renewing grace in all its aspects and thus revitalising Europe. This attempt tragically failed and the modern world is the outcome of this explosion. All this has vital contemporary relevance, as the classical European tradition is still a unique source suggesting a way out of the spiralling logic of globalisation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szakolczai, Arpad

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Grace And Gift-Giving Beyond Charisma

Part I: The Births And Re-Births Of Grace In Antiquity

1. Minoan Grace

2. Grace In Greece

3. The Three Graces

Part II: The Experiential Bases Of Tuscan Renaissance Painting

4. The Tuscan Renaissance

5. The Tuscan ‘Maniera Greca’ And Its Experiential Bases

6. Cimabue And The Bonaventuran Origins Of Renaissance Painting

Part III: The Flowering And Demise Of Renaissance Grace

7. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Early Years

8. Leonardo Da Vinci: The Mature Works

9. Michelangelo

10. Raphael

Conclusion: Retrieving Connections

Über Autor(innen)

Arpad Szakolczai