Accounting, Capitalism and the Revealed Religions A Study of Christianity, Judaism and Islam /

• Main Author: Joannidès de Lautour, Vassili (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Finance.; Christianity.; Islam.; Judaism.; Religion and sociology.; Finance > History.; Accounting.; Financial Accounting.; Financial History.; Religion and Society.

This book analyses the bearing of global monotheistic faiths towards the philosophy and practice of record keeping and accounting throughout history. The author offers a comprehensive discussion of the literal and figurative processes of taking account and ascribing accountability that link religion...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1) The Book and the Spirits of Capitalism
• Chapter 2) The Book as the Spirits of Accounting
• Chapter 3) Religions and Contemporary Accounting Issues
• Chapter 4) A Review of the Literature
• Chapter 5) An Example: The Salvation Army.