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The Political Economy of Indo-European Polytheism - How to Deal with Too Many Gods (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
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The Political Economy of Indo-European Polytheism - How to Deal with Too Many Gods (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Series: Contributions to Economics
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This 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.
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