European University Institute Library

The economy of God, family and market in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Gerard Delille ; translated by Fred Sengmueller

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

charts

index present

non fiction

The economy of God

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1107537835

Gerard Delille ; translated by Fred Sengmueller

Viella history, art and humanities collection, 7

family and market in Christianity, Judaism and Islam

"This book explains why and how the three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - developed and then imposed distinct family and kinship systems during the period of their doctrinal elaboration, as well as their respective religious and political affirmation in the first millennium AD. Consciously opposed to each other, these deep structures created impassable cultural and social barriers between them, some of which persist to this today. Moreover, they have had considerable economic and political consequences: the gradual establishment of a "free market" and, partially, "state-run" economies in the West; the persistence of the state's dominant role in the Muslim world; and a "diaspora economy" in the Jewish world. The Economy of God analyzes the main features of these divergent developments, by applying the theses of K. Marx, M. Weber and K. Polanyi to the topic at hand in novel ways. In doing so, the author sheds new light on a subject that is a burning issue also in our days." --, Provided by publisher

Introduction -- I. The mirror of kinship -- One God -- Intersecting gazes -- Around the world -- II. Markets -- The theory of the autonomous market -- Between Islam and Christianity -- The Oiconomica of the family -- Men circulating around property -- Property circulating around men -- Property circulating and also men -- III. Power and Politics -- Mohammed's way -- The Christian world: wars and marriages -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Index of names