François Gauthier

Religion in the Market Era

The Rise of Market Islam, the Revenge of Confucius, and Other Stories From a Global Age

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Produktbeschreibung

This book aims to expand the limits of the social-scientific study of religion and define a coherent model of recent global transformations in religion, challenging the paradigm of secularisation and post-secularisation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 693g
• ISBN-13: 9780367682217
• ISBN-10: 0367682214
• Artikelnr.: 71229853

Autorenporträt

François Gauthier is Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction
2 The Rise of Market Islam I: Islamism, From State Focus to Lifestyle
3 The Rise of Market Islam II: Halalising Islam, From Fashions and Foods to
Finance
4 From Stalin to the Market: Religion in Orthodox-majority Eastern Europe
5 Chinese Revolutions 1 (1898-1978): The Making of Religion
6 Chinese Revolutions 2 (1978-2022): Booming Economy, Booming Religion
7 Conclusion