needed for an A2 essay
2007-11-29 03:46:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
"Die religion ...... ist das Opium des Volkes."
"Religion ........ is the opium of the people."
Karl Marx: Kritik der Hegelschen Rechtsphilosophie.
In other words, what Karl Marx was saying is that, in the same way that opium can deaden the mind and ambition of the upper classes (in his day opium was for the wealthy) then religion has more or less the same effect on the masses.
It keeps them from complaining of their lousy situations in life by promising great things (Heaven) after their death.
2007-11-29 03:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by richard b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't Marx the guy who called religion the opiate of the masses?
Type "marxist theory of religion" into a search box and you'll get a ton of sites.
2007-11-29 11:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is the opium of the people. Religion is a construct of the ruling elite to keep the working classes quiet and behaving. The promise of eternal salvation is the salve for a life of pain and misery.
2007-11-29 12:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by CuriousJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the marxist theory of religion is that
'Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.'
It is Karl Marx's theory.
2007-11-29 11:58:59 · answer #4 · answered by wildnmad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is the opium of the people.
See the link below or but the above statement in a search engine
2007-11-29 11:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by Y_aurora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think marxists don't believe in any religion..I know a guy who is the follower of Marx, He doesn't seem to believe in any religion. And he used to talk about marxism everytime we meet.
2007-11-29 11:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Opiate of the masses!
2007-11-29 11:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.marxist.com/Theory/marxism_and_religion.html
Go to this link, the information there is much to long to post on here.
2007-11-29 11:51:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://atheism.about.com/od/philosophyofreligion/a/marx_4.htm
2007-11-29 11:49:42 · answer #9 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋