Vaidyanathan, Brandon,

Mercenaries and missionaries : capitalism and Catholicism in the global south / Brandon Vaidyanathan. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

The mercenary -- The missionary -- Missionaries in a mercenary world : religion in the workplace -- Finding escape velocity : religion and consumerist lifestyles -- Belonging and civic commitment in the neoliberal city.

"This book is about how and why global corporate professionals in rapidly developing cities negotiate opposing moral commitments in the realms of work and religion"--



9781501736247 9781501736254

2018047141


Professional employees--Religious life--India--Bangalore.
Professional employees--Religious life--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.
Catholics--Religious life--India--Bangalore.
Catholics--Religious life--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.
Religion in the workplace--India--Bangalore.
Religion in the workplace--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.
Consumption (Economics)--Moral and ethical aspects--India--Bangalore.
Consumption (Economics)--Moral and ethical aspects--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.
Capitalism--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
Work--Religious aspects--Catholic Church.


Electronic Books.

HD8038 / .M473 2019