Religion in the Market Era

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.

Autorentext

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

Inhalt

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