Ebook: Religion and The Transformation of Capitalism: Comparative Approaches

Religion and the Transformations of Capitalism addresses from a sociological standpoint the interaction of religions and forms of contemporary capitalism. The book is divided into three parts: Part One offers a series of readings of the ``classics'' re-interpreted in the light of contemporary scholarship of the type Weber himself conducted; Part Two contains three rather different discussions of the connection between resurgent capitalism and new religious movements in developed societies; Part Three deals with aspects of ``globalization'' and ``post-modernity'' and their inter relation with religious transformations.