Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. I Concepts and Theories
5. 1 World Religions, Elites, and Popular Religion 1
6. 2 Religious Action: A Weberian Model 20
7. 3 Elites and Masses: Max Weber,Weberian Scholars, and Marxist Analysis 37
8. II Religious Action in the World Religions
9. 4 China: State Religion, Elites, and Popular Religion in a Syncretistic Milieu 67
10. 5 India: Brahmans, Renouncers, and Popular Hinduism 102
11. 6 Nirvana and Spirits: Buddhism and Animism in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia 131
12. 7 Hierocracy and Popular Religion: Catholicism in “Traditional” Europe 166
13. 8 Elite Scholars and Popular Saints: A Brief Excursus on Islam and Judaism 202
14. 9 Protestants, Catholics, and the Reform of Popular Religion 211
15. 10 Comparisons 242
16. Notes 263
17. Bibliography 309
18. Index 337
19. About the Author 344