The stakes of religious fundraising
Economic transition and religious resurgence in Irish Catholicism and Tibetan Buddhism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2181836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jane Caple (0000-0002-5104-1174, Film Independent), Sarah Roddy (0000-0001-8491-3031, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 698-715 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cultural Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-0350 • E-ISSN: 1753-0369 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17530350.2022.2098514 |
| OpenAlex | W4306405627 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 49 |
What impacts does the transition from a land-based to predominantly cash-based economy have on the fundraising strategies of religious institutions? What new opportunities does it present and what moral debates and dilemmas does it prompt? What is at stake? This article explores these questions through examples from two very different contexts: the Irish Catholic Church in the nineteenth century and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in late twentieth century to early twenty-first century Amdo (northeast Tibet). In both cases, political and religious oppression, poverty, and crisis presaged periods of both religious resurgence and significant economic shift that had profound effects on religious funding models, as well as the debates they generated. By bringing these cases into dialogue, this article identifies common themes and patterns beyond the specificities of religious tradition and cultural milieu that usually frame analyses of religion and economy. Building on these insights, we suggest a framework for conceptualising religious fundraising that explains why it is often a site of contestation where ideas about religion and economy are (re)produced and played out, without assuming that religion and economy are separate ontological categories
Buddhism · Economics · Economy · Irish · Moral economy · Oppression · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · History · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Tourism and Spaces
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |