A perfected bank

Catholic capitalism in early twentieth-century Quebec

Bibliographic Data

ID19003688
AuthorsHillary Kaell (0009-0003-9271-2653, McGill University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume35
Issue4
Pages848-870
Publication date2023-02-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02757206.2023.2172722
OpenAlexW4321791144
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited51

Alphonse Desjardins, a devout Quebecois Catholic, established North America’s first cooperative bank in 1900. The first English-language attempt to grapple with Desjardins’ faith, this article is an important addition to the many new studies of North American Christians and economics in Desjardins’ period, nearly all of which focus on Protestants. More particularly, it contributes to this historical conversation through conceptual models drawn from anthropologies of religion related to sacrifice, credibility, and monetary circulation. Ultimately, this case study prompts us to ask anew: how do people of faith shape, and redefine, capitalist structures

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Capitalism · Conversation · Credibility · Faith · Political science · Sacrifice · Sociology · Theology · Canadian Identity and History · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies