Conclusions

Mario Ferrero

Chapter Chapter 9 in The Political Economy of Indo-European Polytheism, 2022, pp 169-178 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter summarizes the main findings and emphasizes the parsimonious nature of the economic assumptions and models employed. It suggests that the systematicPriesthood/priestsystematic joining of theology and priestly institutions may offer new insights to comparative religious historians, while showing economists the power of their toolbox to shed light on theology and the fate of religions. It then discusses several problematic aspects, including the contrast between monotheism and polytheism, the role of the nexus between moralityMorality and afterlifeAfterlife, and the unusual results regarding competitionCompetition and monopolyMonopoly, due to the understudied feature of divine jealousyJealousy, divine and the need to provide insuranceInsurance against it. Finally, some suggestions for future research are offered, centered on the differential role of migration in the evolution of different religious traditions.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97943-0_9

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