Neo-Marxist view of Religion

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    • Neo-Marxists argue religion is able to be counter-hegemonic
    • A hegemony is when something acts a way to convince people to accept ruling class power
    • Gramsci said the Church will influence its followers so working class people need their own intellectuals
    • Gramsci coined the term Proletariat Intellectual
    • People Temple is an example of religion acting as a counter-hegemony as it provided a way out of exploitation that ethnic minorities and working class people were facing
    • Martin Luther King JR and Dalai Lama are examples of religion acting as a counter-hegemony
    • Martin Luther King JR used his Christianity to unite people for black liberation
    • Dalai Lama was a Buddhist who used his religion to liberate Tibet
    • Madura found religion remains a dominant conservative institution social liberation can be brought by movements such as Liberation Theology
    • Liberation Theology refers to people expressing their discontent to the Church and Priests can act as a voice for the working class and a proletarian intellectual
    • The Liberation Theology came about in the late 20th century in Latin America and was expressed through Priests and Bishops
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