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Ideology And The Opiate Of The Bourgeoisie

by Craig Martin
language: english
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, September of 2014 ‧
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Talk of ''spirituality'' and ''individual religion'' is proliferating both in popular discourse and scholarly works. Increasingly people claim to be ''spiritual but not religious,'' or to prefer ''individual religion'' to ''organized religion.'' Scholars have for decades noted the phenomenon - primarily within the middle class - of individuals picking and choosing elements from among various religious traditions, forming their own religion or spirituality for themselves.

While the topics of ''spirituality'' and ''individual religion'' are regularly treated as self-evident by the media and even some scholars of religion, Capitalizing Religion provides one of the first critical analyses of the phenomenon, arguing that these recent forms of spirituality are in many cases linked to capitalist ideology and consumer practices. Examining cases such as Eckhart Tolle''s The Power of Now, and Karen Berg''s God Wears Lipstick, Craig Martin ultimately argues that so-called ''individual religion'' is a religion of the status quo or, more critically, ''an opiate of the bourgeoisie.''

Capitalizing Religion: Ideology and Opiate of the Bourgeoisie is a landmark publication in critical religious studies.

Capitalizing Religion

Ideology And The Opiate Of The Bourgeoisie

by Craig Martin

Property Description
ISBN: 9781472533371
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING
Release Date: September of 2014
Language: English
Pages: 224
Format: eBook
File Format and Compatibility: PDF para ADE
Categories: eBooks in English > Faith & Religion > Science and History of Religions
EAN: 9781472533371