Title: Israelite religion in sociological perspective : the work of Antonin Causse /
Authors: Kimbrough, S. T., 1936-
Publisher: Harrassowitz,
Year: 1978
Subjects: Causse, Antonin,; Bible. O.T. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History; Sociology, Biblical.
Contents: 1. A biographical sketch of Antonin Causse -- 2. The intellectual heritage of Antonin Causse -- Introduction -- Part One: Early beginnings -- Part Two: The Renaissance of French biblical studies -- Part Three: Crisis and transition -- 3. Causse's sociological approach to the religion of Israel -- Introduction -- Part One: Society and religion of Israel -- A. The crisis of the social group in ancient Israel -- B. Political and cultural evolution and the desegregation of the ancient groups -- Part Two: The prophets and the crisis of the social group -- A. The prophets and the crisis: return to the past -- B. The prophets and the crisis: the new values -- C. The Deuteronomic reform -- Part Three: The sociological problem of Judaism -- A. From nation to Jewish community -- B. The development of sects in Judaism -- C. Beyond the ethnic group and cultic group toward Jewish humanism -- Part Four: The social impact of the sectarian movements -- 4. Analysis and evaluation of Causse's sociological method -- Introduction -- Part One: The influence of French sociology -- Part Two: The application of French sociological theory by Causse -- Part Three: Evaluation of method -- A. Structural criticism -- B. Results of structural criticism and Causse's method -- C. Causse, individualism, and the Protestant ethic -- D. Causse and the biblical text -- 5. The importance of Causse's contribution to Old Testament studies -- Summary and conclusion.