Law, Culture and Society
Max Weber's Comparative Cultural Sociology of Law
Abstract
The historical-critical edition of Max Weber’s writings on sociology of law (MWG I/22-3) revealed deep layers of Max Weber’s legal texts that thus became readable for the first time. Weber breaks out from the legal centrism of the normative world and designs an Interpretation that follows the "world history of law“ in a cultural-comparative sense, thereby making him appear particularly topical for today’s debates on the relationship between globalization and legal analysis. With his text "Die Wirtschaft und die Ordnungen“ ("Economics and the Orders“), Weber anticipated the idea of "legal pluralism“ that emphasizes the diversity of
Schlagworte
Rechtswissenschaft Rechtssoziologie Soziologie Kultursoziologie Weber, Max Einführung- 11–14 Introduction 11–14
- 151–160 References 151–160