The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity

The Enchantments of Mammon is a work of intellectual history that argues against the conventional view of capitalism as part of the 'disenchantment' of the world. According to the author, capitalism is full of sacrament and has become intertwined with the fabric of our society to the extent that faith in 'the market' has become sacrosanct. The book looks back at nineteenth-century Romantics' vision of labor, which combined reason, creativity, and mutual aid, for inspiration to challenge our current assumptions about capitalism and offer a vision for breaking its hold on our souls.