Giving Is Believing: Credit and Christmas in Colombia
The Durkheimian divide between “belief” and “rite” remains a contested boundary in the study of religion. In response, this article takes up the concept of “credere,” the root of both belief and credit, to challenge the distinction between believing and practice. “Credere” further opens a new window...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Jahr: 2016, Band: 84, Heft: 4, Seiten: 1006-1028 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Colombia
/ Generosity
/ Faith
/ Credit
B Faith / Ritual |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion CB Christliche Existenz; Spiritualität CH Christentum und Gesellschaft KBR Lateinamerika |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Durkheimian divide between “belief” and “rite” remains a contested boundary in the study of religion. In response, this article takes up the concept of “credere,” the root of both belief and credit, to challenge the distinction between believing and practice. “Credere” further opens a new window for inquiry in religious studies: the role of the gift in finance capitalism. Based on two years of ethnographic fieldwork in Colombia, South America, this article challenges the disciplinary margins between political economy and religion. Relations between believing, practice, and finance capitalism are brought into new relief through a focus on gift-giving in a time of credit cards. In Colombia, the relationship between finance capitalism and Christianity reshapes the gift—from a gift based on social obligation to a gift based on credit. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4585 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfw035 |