Add to ORKGThe argument of this paper is that market-theories of religion that are based on the notion of ‘rational choice’ do not contribute to our understanding of the transcendental value of money and markets in our social life. Such theories depend on a too narrow interpretation of ‘rationality’, but also neglect the importance of enchantment in financial transactions, consumption patterns, and religious life. The paper addresses studies of religion in China and South Asia to illustrate its theoretical points
The increasing growth of Christianity in Shanghai, China, provides an instructive model for understa...
The economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics. This survey serves two...
Some of the recent empirical studies relate economic growth and prosperity with religion. This paper...
The argument of this paper is that market-theories of religion that are based on the notion of ‘rati...
This paper considers four issues concerning the application to the religious field of concepts and t...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...
The rational-choice/market-model of religions really consists of two, separable parts: a model of re...
Rational choice theories have been very influential in the sociology over the past twenty years. Des...
In spite of the tremendous success of the concept of ‘‘religious markets’’, it has remained unclear ...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...
The master‘s thesis The Economic Ground of Religious Choice portrays an attempt to divulge the origi...
The rational choice theorists of religion have attempted to build upa body of transcultural, univers...
Systematic Cluster: 1. The financing of religions in works that are mainly historical in method ...
Religious market theory has figured prominently in recent scholarly debates in the social scientific...
Religious Market Theory assigns basic market principles to the market for religion. The derived supp...
The increasing growth of Christianity in Shanghai, China, provides an instructive model for understa...
The economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics. This survey serves two...
Some of the recent empirical studies relate economic growth and prosperity with religion. This paper...
The argument of this paper is that market-theories of religion that are based on the notion of ‘rati...
This paper considers four issues concerning the application to the religious field of concepts and t...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...
The rational-choice/market-model of religions really consists of two, separable parts: a model of re...
Rational choice theories have been very influential in the sociology over the past twenty years. Des...
In spite of the tremendous success of the concept of ‘‘religious markets’’, it has remained unclear ...
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in religion among economists, but the content ...
The master‘s thesis The Economic Ground of Religious Choice portrays an attempt to divulge the origi...
The rational choice theorists of religion have attempted to build upa body of transcultural, univers...
Systematic Cluster: 1. The financing of religions in works that are mainly historical in method ...
Religious market theory has figured prominently in recent scholarly debates in the social scientific...
Religious Market Theory assigns basic market principles to the market for religion. The derived supp...
The increasing growth of Christianity in Shanghai, China, provides an instructive model for understa...
The economics of religion is a relatively new field of research in economics. This survey serves two...
Some of the recent empirical studies relate economic growth and prosperity with religion. This paper...