Rulers, Religion, and Riches Rubin Jared Paperback
Rulers, Religion, and Riches Rubin Jared Paperback For centuries following the spread of Islam, the Middle East was far ahead of Europe. Why was it not born in the Middle East? Yet, the modern…
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Rulers, Religion, and Riches Rubin Jared Paperback
For centuries following the spread of Islam, the Middle East was far ahead of Europe. Why was it not born in the Middle East? Yet, the modern economy was born in Europe.
It argues that the religion itself is not to blame; the importance of religious legitimacy in Middle Eastern politics was the primary culprit. In this book Jared Rubin examines the role that Islam played in this reversal of fortunes. Muslim religious authorities were given an important seat at the political bargaining table, which they used to block important advancements such as the printing press and lending at interest.
In Europe, however, the Church played a weaker role in legitimizing rule, especially where Protestantism spread (indeed, the Reformation was successful due to the spread of printing, which was blocked in the Middle East). It was precisely in those Protestant nations, especially England and the Dutch
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