Marxist view of religion Flashcards

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View of religion from

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Base superstructure- class conflict shapes religion

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religion is used to maintain dominance of the ruling class

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-rich people made up religion
-religion has justified class inequality through feudalism
-god supports the rich and monarchy

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religion is used to fight back against the ruling class

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-religion has inspired rebellion
-Voodoo inspired the subordinate class to rebel but voodoo became oppression

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Marx

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-not asking for religion to help but asking for a better life
-its the opium of the people

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Lenin

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described religion as ‘spiritual gin’ - an intoxicant doled out to the masses by the ruling class to confuse them and to keep them in their place

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alienation

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-religion is a product of this
-argues that religion acts as an opiate to dull the pain of exploitation
-masks the pain with the promise of the afterlife

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Althusser: alienation

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-rejects the concept of alienation as it’s unscientific and based on romantic idea that human beings have a ‘true self’
-religion doesn’t necessarily function effectively as an ideology to control the population

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evaluation : positive

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shows how religion is used to exploit the subordinate and creates a flase consciousness

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evaluation : negative

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ignores the positive outcomes of religion: psychological, adjustment to misfortune

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