Witham, Larry,  1952- <br/><br/>
Marketplace of the gods :  how economics explains religion / 
Larry Witham. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2010. 
 - x, 246 p. ;  25 cm. 
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<br/><br/>Preface -- The economic approach -- Rational people and religion -- Life in the household -- The gods of risk -- Why religions form -- History of an idea -- Marketplace of the gods -- Debating secularism -- How religion shapes economics -- The merits of mammon. 
<br/><br/> A discussion of the economics of religion, using economic metaphors to examine the puzzles and mysteries of religion as a method for understanding human behavior. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195394757 (trade) 0195394755 (trade) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009027524 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economics--Religious aspects.<br/>Economics--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.<br/>Religion--Economic aspects.<br/>Economics--Religious aspects.<br/>Economics--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Economics--Ethical aspects.<br/>Religion--Economic aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>210