Rationalization of state and society: a Weberian view of early Japan.

From: Sociology of Religion | Date: March 22, 1998| Author: Takayama, K. Peter | Copyright information

This paper attempts to interpret Japanese institutional syncretism in light of the Weberian theory of rationalization. Much of the historical evidence revolves about the codification of Japanese law and the increasing formalization (e.g., bureaucratization) of both the political state and religion in early Japan, and particularly in reaction to the influence of China. Weber's differentiation of the types of rationality have enabled us to interpret the occurrence of the patterning of Japanese ...

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