Religion and Social Theory: A Materialist Perspective

analysis argued argument asceticism basic basis body capitalism capitalist capitalist society charismatic Christianity Church civil religion concept conflict conscience collective consequences contemporary context contrast crucial culture death discipline discourse doctrine dominant class dominant ideology Durkheim economic Engels's ethic exchange existence fetishism feudal Foucault functions groups Hasidic human important individual industrial institutions interpretation Islam Jewish Jews Judaism labour legitimacy legitimate Marx and Engels Marx's Marxism means mode of production modern society moral mujtahids mysticism nature Nicos Poulantzas Nietzsche Nietzsche's nineteenth century opposition organisation Orientalism peasants perspective philosophy political population principle problem Protestant Protestantism rational Rebbe reductionism relations relationship religious beliefs reproduction rituals role sacred secular secularisation separate sexual Shiism shtetl significance social classes sociology of religion spiritual structure subordinate Sufism symbolism theme theodicy theology theoretical theory thesis traditional urban Weber Weber's sociology western