Absolute wealth

, 1, 3–5

megaobjectives

, 6

rationalism of, derived from

, 11–16

production of

, 18

and relative wealth

, 58–60

Weber’s evaluation

, 62

Anglicanism

, 39

Anti-entropic movement

, 4–5

Asceticism

absolute wealth and

, 67

behavioral decision

, 67

consumption behavior

, 66–67

divine realm

, 64–65

general power maximizer

, 64

hedonistic behavior

, 64

humans’ biological determination

, 64–65

meaning of

, 64

megaobjectives

, 65

Puritan attitude

, 71

and relative power, level of

, 65

religions and logic

, 68

religious significance of

, 64

transparency of maximandum

, 67

voluntary poverty

, 69

zero level of

, 65

See also Consistency criteria

Bar Kokhba revolt

, 30

Becker-inspired theories

economic approach, critique of

, 158–161

economic approach to human behavior

, 158

Iannaccone and others

, 161–165

See also Religions

Behavior

, 15–16

Buddhism

Buddhist hedonism, and

, 69

general characteristics

anti-entropic perspective

, 41

Buddhist monk aims

, 41–42

death and another life

, 41

economic performance

, 42

external reality

, 41

fundamental purpose

, 41

nonviolence

, 42

prohibitions

, 42

realm of politics

, 41

relative power

, 42

state of nirvana

, 40–42

truth about origin of suffering

, 40

Hinayana

essential ideas

, 43

karma

, 43

living beings

, 43

non-transferability necessitates

, 43

Mahayana

, 43

Buddha’s transformation into savior

, 44

salvation

, 44

“Caesaropapism,”

, 118

Calvinism

, 1–2, 40

Calvinist Protestantism

, 31

Capitalism

, 1, 13–14

spirit of

, 28n14

Capitalist development

, 11–12

Catholicism

, 33

Catholic Church

, 35–36

Catholic dogma

, 34, 36–37

Catholic faith

, 34

Christianity, component of

, 34

communion ecclesiology

, 34

confession

, 35

filioque

, 35

Holy Spirit

, 34–35

ignorance, suffering, and death

, 35

level of prohibition of interest

, 56

Magisterium

, 34

male bishops, priests, and deacons

, 36

and Orthodoxy

, 22–23, 34

political power

, 36

Pope’s powers

, 34

Trinity

, 35

Catholics

, 12

“Charismatism,”

, 125

Chinese society

, 13

cultural preference ranking

, 14

personalization of social relations

, 14–15

Choosing the Right Pond

, 26n5

Coercion

, 170

“Coercive exchange,”

, 169–170

Communion ecclesiology

, 34

See also Catholicism

Confession

, 35

Confucianism

Anglo–Saxon philosophers

, 47

behavior

, 46–47

Chinese culture and

, 44, 46

communication with spirits

, 46

cultish practices

, 46

divine origin

, 44

humanness or benevolence

, 47

individual’s role

, 46

literati

, 44

placing and maintaining

, 45

relative power

, 45

Consistency criteria

direct criteria

asceticism, type of

, 64–72

general wealth, type of preference for

, 58–63

interest, level of prohibition of

, 55–58

indirect criteria

divinity concentration/dissipation, level of

, 74–76

divinity or religion

, 72–74

salvation, kind of. See Salvation

transcendence, level of

, 76–80

Dance, fundamental aspects

, 7

Economy

failure

, 15

performance, specific models for, consistency of religions with

deep nature and cause

, 16–18

economic consistency criteria

, 20–25

general power model, logic of

, 22

logic of

, 19

religious determination of

, 18–20

steps of economic decoding of religion

, 20–25

Weberian Model, logic of

, 20

theory

, 4

“Enlightened Ones,”

, 51n8

“Entropic feeling,”

, 8–9

Fast

, 49

Filioque

, 35, 114, 120

General power

, 5–6

Great Schism

, 34–36

Hasmonean leadership of Judea

, 31

Hebraic ‘God-idea,’

, 51n3

Hinayana

essential ideas

, 43

karma

, 43

living beings

, 43

non-transferability necessitates

, 43

See also Buddhism

Holy Spirit

, 34–35

Hostile desert

, 129n7

Individual maximization, anti-entropic perspective on

, 4–6

Interest, Islamic prohibition

, 56

Islam

, 47

definitive damnation

, 48

divine revelations

, 48

divinity

, 76

dogma

, 50

God’s existence

, 48

heredity rule

, 50

Islamic monotheism

, 75–76

level of prohibition of interest

, 56

Muhammad’s vision

, 49

Muslim commonwealth or ummah

, 78–79

pillars of

, 49–50

polygamy

, 50

Prophet Muhammad’s words and deeds

, 48

Qur’an

, 48

and Hadith

, 50

sin

, 48

Sunni and Shi’a denominations

, 48

transcendence

, 79

Judaic laws of Torah

, 31

Judaism

appearance of Christianity

, 30

asceticism and hedonism, extremes of

, 71–72

belief

, 33

believer and political authority, relationship between

, 33

Canaanite influences

, 29–30

components of dogma

, 31

destruction of Temple

, 30

Essenian doctrine

, 32

God’s slave

, 33

Jewish diaspora

, 30–31

laws and commandments

, 29

level of prohibition of interest

, 56–58

main components

, 32–33

Mishnah

, 32

population

, 30

of Judea

, 31

power equality

, 32

Rabbinic

, 30–31

religion

, 31

religious activities

, 31

religious schools and sects

, 31

resurrection and survival of souls

, 33

tradition

, 29

Laic hedonism

, 70

Liberty

, 118

Libri Carolini

, 120

Literati

, 44–45, 73

See also Confucianism

Lutheranism

, 101–102

Magisterium

, 34

Mahayana

, 43

Brahmanic philosophy

, 53n15

Buddha’s transformation into savior

, 44

salvation

, 44

See also Buddhism

“Maintenance,”

, 69–70

Megagood absolute wealth

, 18

Megaobjectives’ opportunity costs, rules and institutions defined in terms

, 10–11

Mishnah

, 32

See also Judaism

Monotheism

, 75–76

Negentropy

, 5

Nicene Creed

, 34

Open testimony

, 49

Opportunity costs and preference rankings, inverse correlation between

, 8–10

Oral Torah

, 29

Ordinary interests, megaobjective from

, 6–8

“Orthodox economic theory,”

, 26n1

Orthodoxy

Bulgakov’s assessment

, 114

dogma

, 37

Holy Spirit

, 37

Holy Spirit and God, relationship between

, 38

Orthodox Church

, 37

and Catholic Church

, 38

priests

, 37

religion

, 70

religious activity

, 37

Pilgrimage

, 49

Poor-tax

, 49

Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

, 175n1

Protestantism

, 1–2, 38

dogma

, 39–40

dogmatic differences

, 39

God, association with

, 40

man and God, terrestrial intercessor between

, 39

organization type

, 39

pastor

, 39

salvation

, 40

virtue of indulgences

, 39

Purgatory

, 36–37

Puritanism

, 1–2

Puritans

, 12

attitude toward sport

, 71

hedonism and asceticism

, 71

Rationalism

, 12, 25n1

Weberian rationalism

, 71

Rationalization of world

, 12

Reincarnation

, 43

Relative power

, 5–6

evolution of megaobjective

, 7

maximization

, 13

opportunity cost of

, 21

Religions

economic consistency

, 145

evolution of

, 149–154

rankings

, 146

general power theory

, 157

Becker-inspired theories

, 158–165

Stark and Bainbridge theory

, 165–175

level of asceticism and hedonism

, 66

Resurrection and survival of souls

, 33

See also Judaism

Ritual daily prayer

, 49

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

, 34

Salvation

afterlife, importance of

, 94–98

in Catholicism and Orthodoxy

, 84–87

earthly authorities, level of obedience to

, 98–109

and human power

, 80–84

in Judaism

, 92–94

man’s relative power over woman

, 109–112

organization, type of

Catholic

, 118–121

Islamic

, 121–124

Orthodox

, 114–118

Protestant

, 124–127

in Protestantism

, 87–91

religious activity, type of organization of

, 112–114

Self-absolutisation

, 129n15

Soferim

, 104–105, 137n46

“Standard economic theory,”

, 26n1

Stark and Bainbridge theory

, 165–175

See also Religions

Taoism

, 73

Teoria Economica a Culturilor si Institutiilor

, 27n11

Theory of Moral Sentiments

, 134n33

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

, 27n6

A Theory of Religion

, 176n2

Transcendence

, 76–80

See also Consistency criteria

Transparency of maximandum

, 67

See also Asceticism

Trinity

, 35

See also Catholicism

Wealth of Nations

, 134n33

Weber’s model

, 2–3

Western economic theory

, 1

Western organization of social relations

, 15

Western rationalism

Weber’s idea of

, 1–2

Western-type society

, 12

power equality

, 15–16

Yahweh

, 33

Zero-sum game type interactions

, 7, 27n10