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Religion and Economics

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Authors:
  1. Resit Ergener

    1. Boğaziçi University, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey

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  • Surveys the various roles played by religion in economic life through the ages
  • Allows the reader to have an overview of the relationship between religion and economics throughout history
  • Bares the economic outcomes of religion within a comprehensive historical context

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Defining Religion

    • Resit Ergener
    Pages 1-5

  3. An Illusion, a Capability, a Tendency: Formation of Groups and the Encounter with Gods

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    Pages 7-35

  4. Exchange with Nature and with Gods: License to Exploit

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    Pages 37-54

  5. Exchange Among Humans: Divine Supervision

    • Resit Ergener
    Pages 55-67

  6. Exchange Among Humans: Networks of Trust

    • Resit Ergener
    Pages 69-98

  7. Religion and the Rise of Inequality

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    Pages 99-129

  8. Religion and Hierarchies of Dominance

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    Pages 131-158

  9. Religion and Charity

    • Resit Ergener
    Pages 159-180

  10. Religion and Economic Performance

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    Pages 181-217

  11. Religion and Historical Divergences in Economic Performance

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    Pages 219-241

  12. Concluding Remarks

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    Pages 243-247

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 249-251
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About this book

This book allows the reader to have an overview of the relations between religion and economics throughout history. It starts with the beginnings of early modern humans, when dreams (of dead ancestors), animism, synchronous movements and a propensity to exchange, led to the emergence of religion, which then contributed to the coordination and pooling of labor and to the definition of groups. This book surveys the various roles played by religion in economic life through the ages, which include the justification of the exploitation of nature, the expansion of trade, the emergence of inequality and of charity, the definition, enhancement and attenuation of hierarchies of dominance, the provision of various services and of the impact religion has had on economic performance at the micro and macro levels.

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“Resit Ergener has written a very fine historical account of the inter-relationship between religion and economics over many centuries. Wide-ranging, well-researched, covering many regions and with intellectual breadth and depth, this volume will be a valuable contribution to current research in religion and economics, and for all those interested in their interactions.” (Sriya Iyer, University of Cambridge)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Boğaziçi University, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey

    Resit Ergener

About the author

​Resit Ergener is Assistant Professor of Economics at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, where he has been teaching since 1977 & Nişantaşı University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Religion and Economics

  • Authors: Resit Ergener

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44455-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44454-9Published: 30 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44457-0Published: 30 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44455-6Published: 29 April 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 251

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural Economics, Religion and Society, Economic Policy, Development Economics

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