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Unit-21: Analysis of Modern Capitalism, Protestant Ethics and Origin of Capitalism

To present the problem of historical origin Weber was undoubtedly influenced by the view point notes
of Marx. But he feels that the system this explanation cannot apply on the process of development.
Weber believed that the process of historical development is not dependent only on the source of
being live and economic element. It is more good that we should find that basis in relation to the
direct conduct and religious beliefs and the base of behavioural conduct and religious beliefs must
be find out according to related direct and behavioural values. Similar to Marx, Weber has accepted
that economic element is also very important in sociological structure, but Weber refused to accept
that only economic element is important.

Notes Weber refused to accept this economic element is the only element and art
literature, sociological and political structure, science, religion, philosophy and
everything are certain by economic element. According to you religious conduct
and economic arrangement are affected to each other, sometimes moral and
conduct principle or perception expansive the way of economic variable.

main basis of sociology of religion

Weber is always conscious to make a proper scientific value in their study and by this you kept away
their study very easily the principle of all one type elements. The main bases of sociology of religion
of Weber are following-
1. Religious and economic incident are related and dependent to each other. It will not appropriate to
take place of others for any one. Actually they are continuously affected to each other.
2. Any one side view point, methods or explanation are wrong or unscientific. We should be abstaining
of any other one side deliberation. Any deliberation is not true or accurate neither only the economic
explanation of history nor being religious bases on all sociological incident. These both elements
are dependent or related to each other. There are also more many element which is responsible for
existence and continuity of human society.
3. But in the form on the bases study method any one element can be consider a variable element.
Weber tries to know the effect on economic and many sociological incidents to assuming a variable
element of the religious factor.
4. In his study, Weber has not clarified the entire elements of all religion but instead separated the
‘Ideal format’ and described their causation and importance. Similarly you have also selected ‘Ideal
Format ‘for comparative stud in economic element.
Weber consider the base of their study to ‘The Economic Conduct of Religion’ to assuming a variable
element of religious element and on this bases tries to find out the effect of economic life. ‘Within the
‘economic conduct of religion’ Weber mixed the all behavioural methods of conduct and different
spiritual principle and idea related to religion which confirmed one religion for their members.
According to you, there are a relation between religious conduct and religious belief. With it making
affected formats of conduct it is addition of more many elements other than religious element, but
religion is an important element.

21.2 protestant ethics and rise of capitalism
For proved above things Max Weber selected the six great religion of world. They are religion-
Confucian, Hindu, Baudah, Christian, Islam and Jew religion. Weber analyzed the economic conduct of

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