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Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society Ser.: Persecution and Toleration : The Long Road to Religious Freedom by Mark Koyama and Noel D. Johnson (2019, Hardcover)
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Religious freedom has become an emblematic value in the West. Embedded in constitutions and championed by politicians and thinkers across the political spectrum, it is to many an absolute value, something beyond question. Yet how it emerged, and why, remains widely misunderstood. Tracing the history of religious persecution from the Fall of Rome to the present-day, Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama provide a novel explanation of the birth of religious liberty. This book treats the subject in an integrative way by combining economic reasoning with historical evidence from medieval and early modern Europe. The authors elucidate the economic and political incentives that shaped the actions of political leaders during periods of state building and economic growth.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-10110842502X
ISBN-139781108425025
eBay Product ID (ePID)12038890161
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePersecution and Toleration : the Long Road to Religious Freedom
SubjectGeneral, Development / Economic Development, Political Freedom
Publication Year2019
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Political Science, Business & Economics
AuthorMark Koyama, Noel D. Johnson
SeriesCambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-038012
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsAdvance praise: 'A profound new argument about the relationship between political power and religion in the making of the modern world. If you want to know where the liberty you currently enjoy, for now, came from, this is the book to read.' James Robinson, Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict, University of Chicago
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal323.442
Table Of Content1. Toleration, persecution, and state capacity; Part I. Conditional Toleration: 2 Religion and the state in the premodern world; 3. Why do states persecute?; 4. Jewish communities, conditional toleration, and rent-seeking; 5. Climatic shocks and persecutions; 6. The shock of the Black Death; Part II. The Origins of Religious Freedom: 7. State building and the reformation; 8. The inquisition and the establishment of religious homogeneity in Spain; 9. From confessionalization to toleration and then to religious liberty; 10. From persecution to emancipation; Part III. Implications of Greater Religious Liberty: 11. The persecution of witchcraft; 12. Religious minorities and economic growth; 13. The emergence of modern states, religious freedom, and modern economic growth; 14. Applying our argument to the rest of the world; 15. Modern states, liberalism, and religious freedom; 16. Conclusions.
SynopsisReligious freedom has become an emblematic value in the West. Embedded in constitutions and championed by politicians and thinkers across the political spectrum, it is to many an absolute value, something beyond question. Yet how it emerged, and why, remains widely misunderstood. Tracing the history of religious persecution from the Fall of Rome to the present-day, Noel D. Johnson and Mark Koyama provide a novel explanation of the birth of religious liberty. This book treats the subject in an integrative way by combining economic reasoning with historical evidence from medieval and early modern Europe. The authors elucidate the economic and political incentives that shaped the actions of political leaders during periods of state building and economic growth., The emergence of religious liberty in the West is one of the most important developments in modern history. This book treats the subject in an integrative way, borrowing tools from economics, history, and political science. Researchers in fields across the humanities and social sciences will find it a valuable resource.
LC Classification NumberBL65.S8J64 2018
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