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Capitalizing Religion

Ideology and the Opiate of the Bourgeoisie [Paperback]

by Usa) Craig Martin (st Thomas Aquinas College

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      September 2014

    • Weight

      296g

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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. Whilst 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 examples including Christopher Moore's Lamb: The Gospel according to Biff, and Randa Abdel-Fattah's award winning novel Does my Head Look Big in This?, Craig Martin ultimately reasons that so-called 'individual religion' is arguably 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.

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    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Published

      September 2014

    • Weight

      296g

    • Page Count

      192

    • Dimensions

      153 x 232 x 11 mm

    • ISBN

      9781472527448

    • ISBN-10

      1472527445

    • Eden Code

      4268154

    More Information

    • ISBN: 9781472527448

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

    • Release Date: September 2014

    • Weight: 296g

    • Dimensions: 153 x 232 x 11 mm

    • Eden Code: 4268154


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