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Authored by the world-renowned sociologist, Dr. Irving Zeitlin, Classical Sociological Theory is an abridged version of the popular textbook, Ideology and the Development of Sociological Theory. This new, abridged edition features an updated introduction, extensive index, and 17 succinct chapters.

This book is a comprehensive account of how the Jews became a diaspora people. The term 'diaspora' was first applied exclusively to the early history of the Jews as they began settling in scattered colonies outside of Israel-Judea during the time of the Babylonian exile, it has come to express the characteristic uniqueness of the Jewish historical experience. Zeitlin retraces the history of the Jewish diaspora from the ancient world to the pre...

This book is a comprehensive account of how the Jews became a diaspora people. The term 'diaspora' was first applied exclusively to the early history of the Jews as they began settling in scattered colonies outside of Israel-Judea during the time of the Babylonian exile, it has come to express the characteristic uniqueness of the Jewish historical experience. Zeitlin retraces the history of the Jewish diaspora from the ancient world to the pre...

A new and very provocative discussion of a thinker who has made a fundamental impact upon modern social and philosophical thought The author is a thinker of international renown The book offers a balanced interpretation of Nietzsche. .

In his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlins chief aim is to catch a few reliable glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder. The result is a rich and highly illuminating portrait of Muhammad that places him within the historical context of his time.

In his quest for the historical Muhammad, Zeitlins chief aim is to catch a few reliable glimpses of the birth of Islam and the role played by its extraordinary founder. The result is a rich and highly illuminating portrait of Muhammad that places him within the historical context of his time.

1. A detailed examination of the society in which Jesus lived and its political composition.2. Offers a new analysis of the historical split between Judaism and Christianity.3. The author is very well-known for his previous works in the sociology of religion, and Judaism in particular.

A guide to the fundamentals of political thought. Zeitlin shows that certain thinkers have given us insights that rise above historical context ? 'trans-historical principles' that can provide the political scientist with an element of foresight.

This chronologically organized book offers readers the opportunity to examine the development of religious thinking from the 18th-century Enlightenment through the 20th century. The contributions of all of the major social thinkers are considered in this thoughtful and integrative look at the classical roots of religious thought.

This book is a major contribution to the sociology of religion and to religious and biblical studies. Beginning from the classic work of Max Weber, the author analyses the origins of Judaism in the light of more recent scholarship. The result is a work that will become a standard point of reference in its field, and will be of great interest to the general reader as well as the specialist. Zeitlin sets out to criticize both those modern schola...