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Theorizing the Marketplace of Religiosity: A Recent Literature Review
Theorizing the Marketplace of Religiosity: A Recent Literature Review

Author(s): Anca Parmena Olimid
Subject(s): Review, Economic policy, Politics and religion, Evaluation research, Economic development, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: religiosity; economic development; state; society;

Summary/Abstract: This article envisages the approaches of the recent literature relevant to the study of the relation between economy and religion. The article makes appeal to the recent literature on the implications of the religious markets and the Church-State relationship. The study is also interested in the effects of economic growth on religiosity. Other comments are made on the social and economic consequences of religious beliefs.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 35-40
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English