description: This selection from Max Weber's writings presents his variegated work from one central focus, the relationship between charisma on the one hand, and the process of institution building in the major fields of the social order such as politics, law, economy, and culture and religion on the other. That the concept of charisma is crucially important for understanding the processes of institution building is implicit in Weber's own writings, and the explication of this relationship is perhaps the most important challenge which Weber's work poses for modern sociology.Max Weber on Charisma and Institution Building is a volume in "The Heritage of Sociology," a series edited by Morris Janowitz. Other volumes deal with the writings of George Herbert Mead, William F. Ogburn, Louis Wirth, W. I. Thomas, Robert E. Park, and the Scottish Moralistsâ€”Adam Smith, David Hume, Adam Ferguson, and others.
language: English
title: On Charisma and Institution Building
titlecomplete: On Charisma and Institution Building
genres: Social Science, Politics, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Sociology
ratings_count: 39
publisher: University of Chicago Press