'Sectarianism in Early Judaism' applies recent developments in sociological analysis to sect formation and development in early Judaism. The essays examine sectarianism in a wide range of different fo
Drawn from those presented at a symposium held in 2004 at that year's international meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Gronigen, these 11 papers constitute a series of exercises in histo
Max Weber's famous study of 1904-05, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, has been, and continues to be, one of the most influential texts in the sociology of modern Western societies. H
