The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Authoritarianism

Puritanism, Democracy, and Society

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Gebonden, 337 blz. | Engels
Springer New York | 2007e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9780387493206
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This book explores the historical and contemporary relationships of Protestant Puritanism to political and social authoritarianism. It focuses on Puritanism’s original, subsequent and modern influences on and legacies in political democracy and civil society within historically Puritan Western societies. There is emphasis on Great Britain and particularly America, from the 17th to the 21st century.

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ISBN13:9780387493206
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:337
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2007

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<P>INTRODUCTION.- </P>
<P>CHAPTER 1 PURITANISM AND AUTHORITARIANISM.- Puritanism.- The Spirit of Authoritarianism.- Puritanism and Authoritarianism: Authoritarian Mastery of the Social World.- </P>
<P>CHAPTER 2. PURITANISM AND POLITICAL AUTHORITARIANISM: AUTHORITARIAN MASTERY OF POLITICS.- Puritan Political Authoritarianism: General Considerations.- Political Anti-Liberalism.- Political Extremism.- Anti-Egalitarianism: Inequality as Divinely Ordained Destiny.- Militarism, Nationalism and Expansionism.- </P>
<P>CHAPTER 3. PURITANISM AND SOCIAL AUTHORITARIANISM: AUTHORITARIAN MASTERY OF CIVIL SOCIETY.- Puritan Social Authoritarianism: General Considerations.- Moral Authoritarianism.- Religious Authoritarianism.- Theocracy: The Ideal And System Of Church-State.- </P>
<P>CHAPTER 4. PURITANISM AND SOCIAL AUTHORITARIANISM CONTINUED.- Artistic-Cultural Authoritarianism.- Educational And Scientific Authoritarianism.- Authoritarian Anti-Humanism.- </P>
<P>CHAPTER 5. NEO-PURITANISM <STRONG>AND A</STRONG>UTHORITARIANISM.- From Paleo- to Neo<STRONG>-</STRONG>Puritanism.- Neo-Puritanism and New Puritan<STRONG> </STRONG>Authoritarianism.- Puritanism and Contemporary Authoritarianism.- </P>
<P>CHAPTER 6. AUTHORITARIAN LEGACY OF PURITANISM IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY.- General Puritan Authoritarian Legacy: General Considerations.- Rediscovering the Puritan Authoritarian Legacy in American Society.- Elements of the Puritan Authoritarian Legacy.- The Authoritarian Legacy of Puritanism in Global Perspective.- Great Britain versus America.- </P>
<P>CONCLUSION.- </P>
<P>TABLES.- </P>
<P>LITERATURE.- </P>
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