The Double-edged Sword : The Cult of Bildung, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siecle Germany (Rudolf Steiner and Max Weber)
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
German Linguistic and Cultural Studies
ISBN-10
3039100610
ISBN-13
9783039100613
Edition
New
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
Imprint
Verlag Peter Lang
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 3rd, 2004
Print length
225 Pages
Weight
318 grams
Dimensions
15.10 x 22.40 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
Cultural studies
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This study traces how Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), founder of Anthroposophy and the Waldorf schools, and the sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920) confronted the societal transformations in fin-de-siècle Germany as their primary identity marker – Bildung or self-formation – began to break down. The book documents the German bourgeoisie’s failure to modernise as an «imagined community», shedding new light on the larger question about the interrelationship of science, religion and culture by situating Weber’s and Steiner’s work into the broader context of the sociocultural and sociopolitical transformations during which it was created. Moreover, by exploring the influences across disciplines in a historical context the book provides insight into the cultural implications of new social science and religion at the beginning of the twentieth century.
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