Enchantment in the History of Capitalism

 [We have the following announcement.  DRE]

We are a network of scholars who seek to develop enchantment as an organizing theme in historical studies of capitalism. We hope to provide a platform for those interested in the historical role of enchantment as a tool, structure, or foundation for the organization and the development of modern markets, economic institutions, and economic relationships.

The first meeting of the network will take place on February 24, at 14:30 GMT on Zoom. It will be led by two expert speakers on magic and religion, Professor Owen Davies and Professor Jason Ananda Josephson Storm.

This is the first of a series of reading-group style workshops, intended to reflect on the meaning of enchantment and its uses in existing scholarship across different disciplines, with a longer-term view to redirect the concept and shed new light on the history of capitalism.

More information on the first and future meetings, assigned pre-readings, as well as registration to the meeting and to the mailing list, are available on the network website.

Anat Rosenberg and Astrid Van den Bossche