Title: War, peace, and prosperity in the name of God : the ottoman Role in Europe's socioeconomic evolution /
Authors: Iyigun, Murat
Year: 2015
Subjects: Economics Religious aspects History.; Monotheism Influence.; Religion and politics History.
Abstract: Differences among religious communities have motivated, and continue to motivate, many of the deadliest conflicts in human history. But how did political power and organised religion become so thoroughly intertwined? And how have religion and religiously motivated conflicts affected the evolution of societies throughout history, from demographic and socio-political change to economic growth? This title turns the focus on the 'big three monotheisms', Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, to consider these questions.
Contents: Societies, polities, and religion -- Empires strike back : under one God -- Globalizing Abrahamic monotheisms -- A conceptual framework -- The "dark side" rises -- Ottomans' faith and Protestants' fate -- Those harem nights -- Culture, clashes, and peace -- Conflict, political efficacy, and national borders -- Religious coexistence, social peace, and prosperity -- Meanwhile, in the Orient.