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Preferred term
enchantment/disenchantment
Definition
- Among the better-known concepts of Weberian theory are those of enchantment and disenchantment. German theorist Max Weber posits that the “enchanted” world of the past, in which spirits roamed and magical beliefs were a part of individuals' routine experience, grew progressively more “disenchanted” with the development of modern capitalism and the concomitant rise of formal rationality exemplified by, among others, the bureaucracy.The Weberian perspective posits that premodern societies were more “enchanted” than modern societies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Enchantment/Disenchantment]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/enchantment_disenchantment
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