Marxist Theory of Religion
- Created by: Katie-Louise Griffin
- Created on: 21-01-15 16:46
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- Marxist
- Conservative Force
- Inhibits social change
- Religious Fundamentalism
- Moving backward
- Religious Fundamentalism
- Inhibits social change
- Superstructure of capitalist society
- Ideological
- Reproduce, maintain and legitimate class equality
- Socially controlling
- Promotes idea of socioeconomic hierarchy
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
- Influences what we say and do
- Used to cushion effects of opression
- Religion hides explotation
- Opium of the masses
- Drug which distorts reality
- Lenin
- Spiritual Gin
- Keeps people in their place
- Feudal System
- Medievil Europe
- Caste System
- India
- Hierarchy
- Caste System
- India
- Feudal System
- Medievil Europe
- Caste System
- False Class Consciousness
- Blinds members of position
- Feudal System
- Makes virtue out of suffering and oppression
- Directly supported by ruling class to further interests
- NRMS emerge to deal with oppression and inequality
- Explains suffering on earth
- No point in here and now
- Suffering a virture
- Actively encourage inequality
- Hides true extent of explotation
- Alitenated with society
- Don't seek social change
- Alitenated with society
- Halevy
- Methodist Religion
- Disillusioned with COE
- Distracted from class grievances
- Dissatisfaction with the ruling classes
- Methodist Religion
- USA Christian Fundamentalism
- Upholds Capitalist views
- Wealth and prosperity sign of God's favour
- Traditional roles for Women
- Links with Republican Party
- Upholds Capitalist views
- Leech
- COE recruits from upper classes
- Lost contact with ordinary people
- More to tackle inequality
- Lost contact with ordinary people
- Wealthy
- COE recruits from upper classes
- Hook
- Vatican conservative institution
- Pro-Capitalist
- Considerable wealth doesn't help other people
- Pro-Capitalist
- Vatican conservative institution
- Turning back social clock
- Conservative Force
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