Capitalizing Religion : Ideology and the Opiate of the Bourgeoisie
Craig. Martin
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (193 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE Religion, capitalism, and social theory; 1 "Individuality is zero"; Durkheim against Spencer; Durkheim's savages; Taking sides; Durkheim's vestiges; 2 Theorizing "individual religion"; On the reach and integration of "religion"; Toward the restriction of "religion"; Losing "religion"; Individualism and consumer conformity; Conclusion; 3 Our "religion" of the status quo; On "spirituality"; William James and spirituality; Jesus in late capitalism; Conclusion. - 7 Individualism: A capital theodicy"Individualism" as capital theodicy; God Wears Lipstick; The Power of Now; Conclusion; Afterword: Things at the disposal of society; Notes; Bibliography; Index. - PART TWO The opiate of the bourgeoisie4 Quietism: The empire's gospel; The Gospel According to Biff; A true false story; Religion is mostly nonsense (or worse); Good religion: Be kind; Imperial ideology for privileged liberals; 5 Consumerism: The fashionable hijab; Determined "freedom"; Nonthreatening Islam, consumer muslims; True Islam: Freedom of choice; True Islam: The pursuit of career; Fashion; Universal legitimation; A bourgeois lifestyle for everyone; 6 Productivity: The new protestant work ethic; Work as a Spiritual Practice; The Reinvention of Work; Conclusion. - 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 e
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| ISBN | 9781472521644. - 9781472527448
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