Voodoo Economics? Reviewing the Rational Choice Approach to Religion

Voodoo Economics? Reviewing the Rational Choice Approach to Religion

The rational choice approach attracts various criticisms, many of them unfounded. This essay defends rational choice as a powerful paradigm for the scientific study of religion. The paradigm unifies a wide range of empirical findings, generates new hypotheses to guide future research, and proves rel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal for the scientific study of religion 1995-03, Vol.34 (1), p.76-88
1. Verfasser: Iannaccone, Laurence R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Church attendance
Churches
Economic models
Economic theory
Judaism
Methodology (Philosophical)
Modeling
Rational Choice
Rational choice theory
Religion
Religious Behavior
Research Applications
Sociological Theory
Sociology of Religion
Symposium on the Rational Choice Approach to Religion
Voodoo
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Zusammenfassung:The rational choice approach attracts various criticisms, many of them unfounded. This essay defends rational choice as a powerful paradigm for the scientific study of religion. The paradigm unifies a wide range of empirical findings, generates new hypotheses to guide future research, and proves relevant to both contemporary and historical settings.
ISSN:0021-8294
1468-5906
DOI:10.2307/1386524