Keywords
sociology, study of civilizations
Abstract
Max Weber (1864-1920) remains one of the most seminal figures in the social sciences, and his influence continues well over a century since his death. His explanation for the connections between the rise of capitalism and the Protestant Reformation still remains his most famous and most highly debated thesis. In spite of his prominence in the social sciences, Weber’s status within the civilizational field can be more ambiguous. He is not seen as a foundational figure at least when compared to others such as Pitirim Sorokin, Arnold J. Toynbee, or Oswald Spengler. That is not to say Weber is never invoked in the field, even former ISCSC Presidents Benjamin Nelson and Tobby Huff declared themselves Weberian, for example. Perhaps one of the most prominent civilizational scholars over the last few decades, the late S.N. Eisenstadt (1923–2010), was most profoundly influenced by Max Weber’s intellectual legacy.
Recommended Citation
Satkiewicz, Stephen T.
(2025)
"Book Review: Max Weber's Sociology of Civilizations: A Reconstruction,"
Comparative Civilizations Review: Vol. 93:
No.
1, Article 15.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/ccr/vol93/iss1/15
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