The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People

by Paul Seabright

A novel economic interpretation of how religions have become so powerful in the modern world

Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its apparent decline in North America and parts of Europe. Vigorous competition between and within religious movements has led to their accumulating great power and wealth. Religions in many traditions have honed their competitive strategies over thousands of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069113300X
• ISBN13: 9780691133003
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"