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Posits that money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. This book explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion in the understanding of economics.

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"It is a mark (sign might be a more apt term) of Taylor's continuing provocations, and illuminations of postmodern religion, art, and the economy, that this insightful and illuminating book raises so many far-reaching questions." - Mark Valeri, Journal of the American Academy of Religion"

Confidence Games Money and Markets in a World

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2008
      ISBN13: 9780226791685, 978-0226791685
      ISBN10: 0226791688
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      Book Synopsis
      Posits that money and markets do not exist in a vacuum but grow in a cultural medium, reflecting and in turn shaping their world. This book explores the historical and psychological origins of money, the importance of religious beliefs and practices for emergence of markets, and the unexpected role of religion in the understanding of economics.

      Trade Review
      "It is a mark (sign might be a more apt term) of Taylor's continuing provocations, and illuminations of postmodern religion, art, and the economy, that this insightful and illuminating book raises so many far-reaching questions." - Mark Valeri, Journal of the American Academy of Religion"

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