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Democracy, Religion, and Commerce: Private Markets and the Public Regulation of Religion
This work considers the relationship between religion, state, and market, illustrating that the market is a powerful site for the cultural work of secularizing religious conflict. Scholars from a variety of disciplines explore more intentionally the extent to which markets are implicated in and illuminate the place of religion in public life.
| Author(s) | Edited by Kathleen Flake (University of Virginia, USA), Nathan B. Oman (William & Mary Law School, USA). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 202 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
This work considers the relationship between religion, state, and market, illustrating that the market is a powerful site for the cultural work of secularizing religious conflict. Scholars from a variety of disciplines explore more intentionally the extent to which markets are implicated in and illuminate the place of religion in public life.
List of Contributors Introduction: Democracy and Religion in the Market KATHLEEN FLAKE AND NATHAN B. OMAN 1 Denominational Uncoupling in a Divestment Age: Religion in the History of the American University KATHRYN LOFTON 2 Markets, Relig
Kathleen Flake is Richard Lyman Bushman Professor of Mormon Studies and Co-Director, Virginia Center for the Study of Religion, University of Virginia, USA. Nathan B. Oman is Rollins Professor of Law and Co-Director, Center for the Study of Law and Mar
