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001446156 020__ $$a9783030979430$$q(electronic bk.)
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001446156 1001_ $$aFerrero, Mario,$$d1949-$$eauthor.$$1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-4108
001446156 24514 $$aThe political economy of Indo-European polytheism :$$bhow to deal with too many gods /$$cMario Ferrero.
001446156 264_1 $$aCham, Switzerland :$$bSpringer,$$c2022.
001446156 300__ $$a1 online resource (xi, 188 pages) :$$billustrations (some color).
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001446156 4901_ $$aContributions to economics,$$x2197-7178
001446156 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
001446156 5050_ $$aAcknowledgments -- Introduction: Polytheism and Economics -- Part I The Beginnings -- 2 Greeks and Romans: The Religions Without Professional Priests -- 3 Celts and Germans: The Elusive Religions -- 4 Indians and Iranians: The Priestly Religions -- Part II The Endings -- 5 Extinction: Polytheism Unreformed -- 6 Death and Rebirth: Polytheism Reformed -- Part III The Economics -- 7 Economic Analysis: From Typology to Outcomes -- 8 Economic Models: Gods, Supplicants, and Priests -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Index.
001446156 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
001446156 520__ $$aThis book sheds new light on the evolution and transformation of polytheistic religions. By applying economic models to the study of religious history and by viewing religious events as the result of rational choices under given environmental constraints, it offers a political economy perspective for the study of Indo-European polytheism. The book formally models the rivalry or competition among multiple gods in a polytheistic system and the monotheistic solution to this competition. Presenting case studies on the transformation and demise of various polytheistic religions, it highlights the pivotal role of the priestly class in driving religious change and suggests a joint explanation for the demise of Greco-Roman religion and the resilience of Hinduism and Zoroastrianism. It will appeal to scholars of the economics of religion and religious history and to anyone seeking new insights into the birth and death of religions, and the birth of monotheism in particular.
001446156 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 26, 2022).
001446156 650_0 $$aReligion$$xEconomic aspects.
001446156 650_0 $$aPolytheism.
001446156 650_0 $$aEconomics$$xReligious aspects.
001446156 650_6 $$aReligion$$xAspect économique.
001446156 650_6 $$aPolythéisme.
001446156 650_6 $$aÉconomie politique$$xAspect religieux.
001446156 655_0 $$aElectronic books.
001446156 830_0 $$aContributions to economics,$$x2197-7178
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