The Double-Edged Sword
The Cult of "Bildung</I>, Its Downfall and Reconstitution in Fin-de-Siècle Germany (Rudolf Steiner and Max Weber)
©2004
Monographs
230 Pages
Series:
German Linguistic and Cultural Studies, Volume 11
Summary
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.
Details
- Pages
- 230
- Publication Year
- 2004
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783039100613
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Steiner, Rudolf Bildungsbürgertum Sozialer Wandel Weber, Max Geschichte 1870-1920 Bildung /Habitus Antroposophie Fin de Siècle Bildungsideal Deutschland
- Published
- Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2004. 230 pp.
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