Religion in the Market Era

Auteur

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

Texte du rabat

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.

Contenu

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