ABSTRACT
This concluding chapter synthesises the book’s exploration of money and interculturality by proposing a novel theory: Intercultural Chrematistics. This chapter reflects on the complex relationships between money and intercultural interactions, underscoring that money is not merely an economic tool but also deeply intertwined with, e.g., philosophical, social and otherworldly contexts. The author critiques dominant economic systems that perpetuate inequalities and highlights the need to challenge Western-centric views of money for and with interculturality in realistic manners. The theory encourages examining how money can both unite and divide across epistemic, ideological and linguistic borders, intersecting with issues of class, gender and race. By integrating global, historical and literary perspectives, Intercultural Chrematistics aims to be a flexible and evolving framework for understanding the multifaceted nature of money in intercultural contexts. A list of 80 new terms is proposed at the end of this chapter to complement the proposed theory.
