This collection of the writings of Louis Schneider, an exceptionally gifted sociologist of religion the history of ideas, provides a sensitive but rigorous view of the place of ideas in social life. Di-vided according to the principal areas in which Schneider con-ducted research--history of social thought, principles of social the-ory, sociology of religion--are es-says on evolution, styles of re-search, and moral choice in human relations. His knowledge of systems of thought--dialec-tical, functional, and phenomenological--was peerless. The unifying theme in his work is the place of cultural formations in so-cial structures; as a result, his writings are alive with persons no less than systems.
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This collection of the writings of Louis Schneider, an exceptionally gifted sociologist of religion the history of ideas, provides a sensitive but rigorous view of the place of ideas in social life. Di-vided according to the principal areas in which Schneider con-ducted research--history of social thought, principles of social the-ory, sociology of religion--are es-says on evolution, styles of re-search, and moral choice in human relations. His knowledge of systems of thought--dialec-tical, functional, and phenomenological--was peerless. The unifying theme in his work is the place of cultural formations in so-cial structures; as a result, his writings are alive with persons no less than systems.
Imprint | Transaction Publishers |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | 1983 |
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First published | 1983 |
Authors | Jay Weinstein |
Dimensions | 240mm (L) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 414 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-87855-474-4 |
Barcode | 9780878554744 |
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LSN | 0-87855-474-2 |