Beliefs and Marxism
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- Created on: 27-09-22 16:50
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- Marxism
- justififies inequality and maintains status quo by legitimising power
- Religion= instrument of social control => legitimise power/ wealth
- divine right of kings - will of god gave them power to rule
- crowned at westminster abbey
- strength- hinduism ( the caste system)
- challenge- Turner X golden age of religion 41% went to church - not as powerful as thought
- develops a false class consciousness
- Marx- religion = conditions the wc into being exploited => they cant see/ challenge
- bourgeoisie benefit from the alienated - they wont challenge as its seen as sinful
- transmitted to proletariat through sermons - victorian hymns
- "the rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate. god made them gigh and lowly and order his estate."
- support- Brazil pentecostalism - idealogical control
- challenge - neo marxists- religion = liberating force - use to challenge -marginalised
- e.g MLK
- religion = opiate to dull the pain of oppression
- important during the industrial rev - make the workers accept poor working / living conditions
- overcome effects of alienation
- Engels- christianity = salvation from misery in afterlife i being rich X beneficial
- example- pentecostal religion in africa - 'the meek shall inherit the earth'
- strength- significant in usa - african americans turn to baptis church/gospel music to mask pain
- however may be exploited => Mboro
- challenge = Turner- can onnly be opium of ppl if they are taking it => secularisation
- important during the industrial rev - make the workers accept poor working / living conditions
- religion supports political power + decision making
- Bruce- USA 1st ammendment ppl have the right to practice/ not practice religion
- religious liberty + keeping church and state sep
- strength- religion + politics = idealogies - suppport each other
- saudi arabia - religion shapes politics
- the christian right - link btwn politics + religion
- weakness- mix btwn pol and spiritual idealogies = hard to over come => if political idealogy is overthrown they may believe their religion is being threatened
- example; saudi arabia - women wanting to frive but didnt want to challenge their faith
- Bruce- USA 1st ammendment ppl have the right to practice/ not practice religion
- justififies inequality and maintains status quo by legitimising power
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