title: On saints, prophets, philanthropists, and anticlericals
abstract: This chapter examines the complex and still emerging effects of the recent economic crisis in Greece on gender relations within the religious sphere as well as on the religious beliefs, practices, and experiences of Greek women and men. It is based on ethnographic material gathered in the town of Larissa. The author argues that as a result of the crisis both men and women have had to reconfigure their relationship to religion, particularly those under the age of 40. While younger men have increa