Salvation Goods and Religious Markets
Theory and Applications
The idea that religion has to succeed in a market, selling salvation goods, has proved to be extremely attractive to scholars in sociology and the study of religion. Max Weber used the term salvation good to compare different religious traditions. Pierre Bourdieu employed the term in order to analyze religious economy. And recently, an American group of researchers advocating rational choice of religion put the theme at the forefront of current debates. This book - the fruit of an International Congress in Lausanne in April 2005 - brings together leading specialists in the fields of sociology and the study of religion who discuss the terms s…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-03911-211-1
- EAN: 9783039112111
- Produktnummer: 19703729
- Verlag: Peter Lang
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.8 cm x D1.5 cm 376 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 376
Über den Autor
The Editor: Jörg Stolz is professor of sociology of religion at the University of Lausanne and director of the Observatory of Religions in Switzerland (ORS).
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