The Political Economy of Indo-European Polytheism: How to Deal with Too Many Gods

by Mario Ferrero

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030979458
• ISBN13: 9783030979454
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"