Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. CHAPTER 1 The Economy of the Mysteries 29
7. CHAPTER 2 Perpetual Penance and Frequent Communion 69
8. CHAPTER 3 The Spirit of Speculation 101
9. CHAPTER 4 Usury Redeemed 139
10. CHAPTER 5 The Cult of Consumption 175
11. CHAPTER 6 Luxury and the Origins of the Fetish 211
12. EPILOGUE Encounters with Economic Theology 253
13. Notes 273
14. Bibliography 315
15. Index 357