Against Weber

The video explores the model of religious economy as a framework for understanding the sociological evolution of Islam, contrasting it with the classical Viberian secularization thesis. It discusses the global study of religion, highlighting the shift from Sufism to modernist and reformist Islam. The religious economy model is presented as a way to understand diverse religious exchanges and market dynamics, emphasizing the interaction of supply and demand, consumer preferences, and strategic abilities of suppliers. The discussion includes the potential for different trajectories in Islamic religious history.

What model is suggested as a more promising way to understand the sociological evolution of Islam?

• Modernist Islam

• Reformist Protestant Islam

• Religious economy

• Classical Viberian secularization thesis

What does the religious economy model emphasize in the study of Islam?

• A singular focus on Viberian sociology

• Diverse terrains of exchange and various influencing factors

• The disenchantment of modernist Islam

• A linear progression from Sufism to Protestant Islam

According to the religious economy model, what might influence the direction of Islamic evolution?

• A predetermined path towards modernist Islam

• Strict adherence to traditional practices

• Conditions of supply and demand, consumer preferences, and strategic abilities

• The influence of Western culture

What is one possible outcome of the religious economy model in the context of Islam?

• A uniform global Islamic practice

• A complete rejection of all modernist influences

• A return to a more enchanted form of Islam

• A guaranteed shift towards rationalist Protestant Islam

Which book is mentioned in relation to the discussion on religious economy?

• The Enchanted World

• Bombay Islam

• Modernist Islam

• The Viberian Thesis