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Capitalizing Religion - Ideology and the Opiate of the Bourgeoisie (Paperback)
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Capitalizing Religion - Ideology and the Opiate of the Bourgeoisie (Paperback)
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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.
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