Marketplace of the gods
Subtitle: how economics explains religion
By: Larry Witham
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780195394757
Description: In 'Marketplace of the Gods', Larry Witham tells the inside story of the ground-breaking and controversial 'economic approach' to religion, a story rich with history, contemporary thought and the colorful people who are using economic ideas to solve the puzzles of religious beliefs and behaviors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-237) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The economic approach; title: Rational people and religion; title: Life in the household; title: The gods of risk; title: Why religions form; title: History of an idea; title: Marketplace of the gods; title: Debating secularism; title: How religion shapes economics; title: The merits of mammon.