Format:
xi, 485 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9780691133003
Content:
"Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of years. Today, they are big business; like businesses, they must recruit, raise funds, disburse budgets, manage facilities, organize transportation, motivate employees, and get their message out. In The Divine Economy, economist Paul Seabright argues that religious movements are a special kind of business: they are platforms, bringing together communities of members who seek many different things from one another--spiritual fulfilment, friendship and marriage networks, even business opportunities. Their function as platforms, he contends, is what has allowed religions to consolidate and wield power"--
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691258782
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Seabright, Paul The Divine Economy Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2024 ISBN 9780691258782
Language:
English
Keywords:
Religion
;
Wettbewerb
;
Macht
;
Reichtum
;
Instrumentalisierung
;
Gesellschaft
