Religion is a pervasive and significant cultural phenomenon. From the psychological traditions of Freud to the sociological traditions of Durkheim and Marx, these theorists' conclusions explain away religion. However, Eliade and Weber reject such reductions and offers different insights that improve the understanding of religious phenomena, which we'll observe through their theories.
Eliade contends, with his notion of the sacred, that there is something unique and special about the religious experience. He rejects the conclusions drawn by the reductionist because he believes that "religious activity must be grasped 'at its own level,' not explained as a mere by-product of social, psychological, or other conditions. Such thinking misreads religion fundamentally by missing 'the one unique and irreducible element in it – the element of the sacred' (272). Eliade "recognized that much of the study of religion is simply the study of history – inquiry into past human events, ideas, and achievements. But he stressed also that history needs a complement in phenomenology, which is the effort to place these human activities within certain general forms, or fixed patterns, that can be discerned by the trained observer [since] it can be applied to the actions, institutions, or ideas of any culture or tradition, enabling us to compare, contrast, connect, or distinguish them across all times and places" (272). This methodology allows Eliade to utilize the concept of the sacred and profane to analyze religion. Eliade isn't concerned about "the relation between the rational and the non-rational elements of religion but the sacred in its entirety" (275). .
Both Weber and Eliade's theories are distinct from those of Freud, Durkheim, and Marx. According to Freud, religion is a mass neurosis and exists as a response to deep emotional conflicts and weaknesses.
The Temple and the Holy Sepulchre how they were made sacred using Eliade's" terms... These two rituals fall into Eliade's category of sacred time. ... Following Eliade's rules for sacred time. ... Therefore according to Eliade's it is sacred. ... Both these locations for there respective religions are their axis mundi, center of the world. ...
Buddhism is a religion based around finding enlightenment. ... In Buddhism, there are numerous ceremonies that are part of the religion and aid the followers in their beliefs. ... Again, Buddhism combined with local religion when many rituals combined Buddhist and Shamanistic elements (Eliade 347). ... There are two other very important ceremonies in any religion. ... Because Buddhists didn't have to give up their original Gods and religions, Buddhism picked up many different deities through pilgrimage (Eliade 346). ...
This verse from the Bible describes Max Weber's argument of the relationship between business and religion. ... The second characteristic was described by Weber saying the religion "restricted consumption, especially of the luxuries" (Seeing Ourselves p. 348). This characteristic shows how Weber thought the Protestant religion prohibited a build-up of possessions. ... This argues with Weber's analysis of religion being the soul of capitalism. ... Even though their arguments were different because of Marx's materialistic view and Weber's religion-based view, they both came t...
The similarity between Durkheim and Weber would be both of them were considering material social facts, religion and modernity. ... Furthermore, according to religion, both of them believed in religion is the fact that potentially shaped social behavior, history and language, and both of them are regarding as the 'father' of modern sociology. ... Moreover, Weber believed that religion shaped social behavior and the religion would affect economy for example individuals who have faith in cow and their religion claims that no beef should be ate, then beef production would be worthless ...
Both Marx and Weber discuss about the prime idea that holds society together. ... Marx and Weber differences and views will be discuss and evaluate in this paper. ... Marx also claims that human beings are different from animals because human beings hold onto beliefs that are established within them in order for them to act out their actions such as consciousness, religion or moral values (Marx 150). ... For Weber, religion, specifically, Protestantism or Calvinism plays a pivotal role in development of capitalism. ... Weber tries to explain how religion has come into an understanding with hu...
Weber on the contrary focused on social reaction based on aspects of the superstructure, the Protestant religion, drawing from a broader range of factors. ... between Marx and Weber. ... Unlike Weber, Marx never makes a correlation between religion and capitalism because he believed people were driven by their material conditions, which would intern create religion. ... Weber recognized that the relationship between religion and capitalism was no longer needed for a capitalist society to succeed, this creates a money lust abandoning any moral fulfillment of one's calling. ... Contrary...
Review From Marx Weber: essays in sociology, politics as a vocation' (396-450) Author Marx Weber, Hans h Gert (Originally a speech at Munich University, 1918, originally published in 1919.) The article I have chosen to review is one of the public lectures Weber gave in 1918, just after Germany had been defeated in World War 1. ... In fact you could argue that Weber's discussion of the political comes from a document that describes essentially how to be politician'. ... Weber further argues that regardless of the needs for politics the essential means is violenc...
Review From Marx Weber: essays in sociology, politics as a vocation' (396-450) Author Marx Weber, Hans h Gert (Originally a speech at Munich University, 1918, originally published in 1919.) The article I have chosen to review is one of the public lectures Weber gave in 1918, just after Germany had been defeated in World War 1. ... Weber further argues that regardless of the needs for politics the essential means is violence. ... However throughout European history religion has played an intensely political role even fuelling wars between neighbors and foreigners .More mod...
Max Weber Vs Emile Durkheim While Max Weber focused on the economical aspects of social evolution, Emile Durkheim focused on the social aspects. ... Rationality has a few aspects, such as the development of science and displacement of religion, impersonality, and the technical rationalization of social relationships. ... Calvinists and Protestants both had, rooted in their religion, the encouragement to abandon tradition in favor of acquiring wealth. ... In describing bureaucracy, Weber often used the image of a machine. ... Where traditional societies "primarily through religion &...
