For 10 points, name this religious concept which Max Weber argued was at the root of European capitalism.
Much of Peter Berger's work connects this concept with Latin American development, as in his claim that its creator is "alive and well" in Guatemala. The book that introduced this concept presents evidence for it in noting the majority population of Bavaria's preference for the less practical, humanistic education of gymnasiums. According to one book, this concept is rooted a "feeling of unprecedented inner loneliness" that results from the removal of externa subsidia, such as magic, which is one of the four forms of (*) asceticism that book analyzes. According to its formulator, this concept originated in a "calling" that gave "moral justification for worldly activity" and promotes social norms that create an "iron cage" of rationality. For 10 points, name this religious concept which Max Weber argued was at the root of European capitalism.
Much of Peter Berger's work connects this concept with Latin American development, as in his claim that its creator is "alive and well" in Guatemala.
protestant work ethic [accept just work ethic until "alive and well" is read and prompt thereafter; accept The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism; prompt on less specific references to religion or protestantism that don't mention ethic]