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Sacred Markets, Sacred Canopies
Essays on Religious Markets and Religious Pluralism
Ted G. Jelen (Anthology Editor) , William Sims Bainbridge (Contributor) , Steve Bruce (Contributor) , Roger Finke (Contributor) , Anthony J. Gill (Contributor) , Eva M. Hamberg (Contributor) ,
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Sacred Markets, Sacred Canopies
Essays on Religious Markets and Religious Pluralism
Ted G. Jelen (Anthology Editor) , William Sims Bainbridge (Contributor) , Steve Bruce (Contributor) , Roger Finke (Contributor) , Anthony J. Gill (Contributor) , Eva M. Hamberg (Contributor) ,
- Textbook
Description
Can individual decisions concerning whether or where to attend church, to contribute time or money to religious organizations, or to forgo certain activities be explained as a special case of economic theory?
In Sacred Markets, Sacred Canopies, Ted G. Jelen brings together the leading scholars in the sociology of religion to debate market theories of religion. As the contributors examine whether or not religious choices can be understood as responding to the same laws of supply and demand as other forms of consumer behavior, they bring out many of the issues, controversies, and concerns surrounding this innovative theory. The result is a concise source for the arguments, evidence, and criticism of the market model of religious economies-a perfect starting point for students and scholars approaching this set of problems.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Beyond Church and Sect: Dynamics and Stability in Religious Economics
Chapter 3 A Prophet's Reward: Dynamics of Religious Exchange
Chapter 4 Religious Markets: Supply, Demand, and Rational Choices
Chapter 5 A Political Economy of Religion
Chapter 6 Competing Notions of Religious Competition and Conflict in Theories of Religious Economies
Chapter 7 The Poverty of Economism or the Social Limits on Maximising
Chapter 8 Reflections on the "New Paradigm": Unfinished Business and an Agenda for Research
Product details
| Published | Apr 01 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9798216229940 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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