ANTH 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: John Calvin, Protestant Reformation, Protestant Work Ethic
24 Aug 2017
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How do ideas become effective forces in history/shape our practices and. Our "materialist" culture is indebted to spiritual revolution (protestant refor. Success of capitalism depends on certain ethos: spirit or driving force. Protestant ethic: ascetic movement that comes out of reformation (an work. Prince can decide on the religion of the people of his state. Christians living in a territory were their religion wasn"t the one estab freely only at permitted times and in private. Gives state governing authority to determine when, where, how. Moment of trying to make peace following revolution of reform. Predestination: idea that your fate (damned or saved) has alread. Impossible to know as an individual to know if damned or s. Duty to regard yourself as saved, doubts are a sign yo. Labour was thought to be best means of self-assuranc. Harder you work and the greater your conviction, the more. Protestant asceticism: focus on core and essentials, a discipline indulge.
