How much may a religious experience cost?Commercial versions of religious supply in the Netherlands ; Quanto uma experiência religiosa pode custar? Versões comerciais da oferta religiosa nos Países Baixos

On the market of religion, there are many entrepeneurs that offer services on a commercial basis that were previously offered by the main Christian churches for free. This paper analyses and describes these services and discusses their relation to notions of religion in general and to Christian religion specifically. The data are taken from Dutch society; this context is discussed in the first section. The Netherlands are a pluralistic yet very secular country, where still many people feel a need for religious services. Combined with the absence of regulation of religion, this results in many... Mehr ...