Protestant values such as asceticism and entrepreneurship as a result of the bel

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Protestant values such as asceticism and entrepreneurship as a result of the belief that success on earth could lead to salvation, and a fervent individualism due to the belief that only individuals could be saved lead, in the right conditions, to the rise of capitalism. Who made this argument?

A. Claude Lévi-Strauss in his famous book The Savage Mind (1962, 1966)

B. Robert Bellah

C. Anthony F. C. Wallace in his attempt to show religion’s relevance in understanding historical change

D. Sir Edward Burnett Tylor

E.   Max Weber in his influential book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904, 1958)

Explanation / Answer

Option E)

The given argument was presented by Max Webber, German sociologist and economist, in his influential book "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism".It was translated from German to English by American sociologist Talcott Parsons in 1930.Webber writes about how Protestant work ethics( like hard work, discipline and frugality) led to the growth of capitalism.

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