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.

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