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• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• Part I. Methodological Prolegomena
• 1. The Method
• 1. The Method
• 2. The Field
• 3. Religion and Society
• II. Religious Experience and its Expression
• 1. Religious Experience and its Forms of Expression
• 2. (a) Theoretical Expression: Doctrine
• 3. (b) Practical Expression: Cultus
• 4. (c) Sociological Expression: Communion; Collective and Individual Religion
• III. Sociological Consequences
• 1. The Sociological Function of Religion
• 2. (a) The Integrating Power of Doctrine
• 3. (b) The Integrating Power of Worship
• 4. Religious Experience and the Attitude towards the “World”
• 5. Universal Order and Society; Ethics; Ideal and Reality
• Part II. Religion and Society
• IV. Religion and Society. I. Religion and Natural Groups
• 1. Identity of Natural and Religious Grouping
• 2. Family Cults
• 3. Kinship Cults
• 4. Local Cults
• 5. Racial Cults
• 6. National Cults
• 7. Cult Associations based on Sex and Age
• 8. Conclusion
• V. Specifically Religious Organization of Society
• 1. A New Principle of Grouping: Specifically Religious Groups
• 2. The Secret Society
• 3. The Mystery Society: Greece and Rome
• 4. The Sampradaya of Hinduism
• 5. The Founded Religion
• 6. (a) The Circle of Disciples
• 7. (b) The Brotherhood
• 8. (c) The Ecclesiastical Body. Church and Churches
• 9. Developments: Constitution; Equalitarian and Hierarchical Ideals
• 10. Reaction: The Protest
• A. Individual and Collective Types of Protest: (a) Catholic, (b) Puritan, (c) Revivalist, (d) Orthodox
• B. Forms of Protest: Individualism; New Grouping
• 11. Sociological Consequence of Protest within: Ecclesiola in Ecclesia
• A. The Collegium pietatis
• B. The Fratemitas
• C. Monasticism. The Order
• 12. Sociological Consequences of Radical Protest: Secession
• A. The Independent Group
• B. The Sect
• VI. Religion and Society. II. Religion and Differentiation within Society
• 1. Simple and Complex Society
• 2. Social Stratification and Differentiation in General
• 3. Social Differentiation in Particular
• 4. Occupational Differentiation in Primitive Society: (a) Australia, (b) Eskimos, (c) South India, (d) New Guinea, (e) Melanesia, (f) American Indians, (g) South Africa, (h) West Africa, (i) East Africa
• 5. Social Differentiation and Religion
• 6. Sociological Consequences. Occupational Associations: (a) Africa, (b) Rome, (c) Islam
• 7. Social Differentiation in Higher Civilization
• A. Religions of the Warrior: (a) Mexico, (b) Mithraism, (c) Zen Buddhism
• B. Religions of the Merchant: Vallabhachari Hinduism, Parsiism, Jainism
• C. Religions of the Peasant: Western Asia
• 8. Social Differentiation in World Religions
• A. Asia
• B. Europe
• C. America
• VII. Religion And Society. III. Religion and the State
• 1. Methodological Approach: Sociological Role of the State
• 2. Beginnings of the State
• 3. Identity of Spiritual and Secular Rule; Holy Law
• 4. Traditional and Founded Religion
• 5. Competition of Cults
• 6. Typology I: Identity of State and Cult
• 7. Examples of a Transitional Stage: (a) Zoroastrianism, (b) Shinto, (c) Islam
• 8. Typology II: The New Faith
• 9. Typology III: Universal Religions
• 10. The Communion of Saints
• 11. The Conquest of the State
• 12. Three Examples: Confucianism, Buddhism, Christianity
• A. Confucianism
• B. Buddhism
• C. Christianity
• VIII. Types of Religious Authority
• 1. The Organization of Religious Groups
• 2. Charisma and Leadership
• 3. The Founder of Religion
• 4. The Reformer
• 5. The Prophet
• 6. The Seer
• 7. The Magician
• 8. The Diviner
• 9. The Saint
• 10. The Priest
• 11. The Religiosus
• 12. The Audience
• IX. Conclusion
• Appendix
• Hierarchy
• Indices
• I. Places and Peoples
• II. Persons
• III. Religious Groups
• IV. Topics