The Political Economy of Indo-European Polytheism How to Deal with Too Many Gods
This book sheds new light on the evolution and transformation of polytheistic religions. By applying economic models to the study of religious history and by viewing religious events as the result of rational choices under given environmental constraints, it offers a political economy perspective fo...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2022.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Springer eBooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b47181758*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Polytheism and Economics
- Part I The Beginnings
- 2 Greeks and Romans: The Religions Without Professional Priests
- 3 Celts and Germans: The Elusive Religions
- 4 Indians and Iranians: The Priestly Religions
- Part II The Endings
- 5 Extinction: Polytheism Unreformed
- 6 Death and Rebirth: Polytheism Reformed
- Part III The Economics
- 7 Economic Analysis: From Typology to Outcomes
- 8 Economic Models: Gods, Supplicants, and Priests
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Index.
