D L D Avray: 2 books
Rationalities in History
A Weberian Essay in Comparison
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
In Rationalities in History the distinguished historian David d'Avray writes a new comparative history in the spirit of Max Weber. In a strikingly original reassessment of seminal Weberian ideas, d'Avray applies value rationality to the comparative history of religion and the philosophy of law. Integrating...
Medieval Religious Rationalities
A Weberian Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
Inspired by the social theories of Max Weber, David d'Avray asks in what senses medieval religion was rational and, in doing so, proposes a new approach to the study of the medieval past. Applying ideas developed in his companion volume on Rationalities in History, he explores how values, instrumental...