Religion Marx wrote less. did not analyse it in a systematic fashion
though touched religion in his speech writings etc often.
Accordg to Marx economics is the base and religion is a super structure.
He wrote much about the base.
So Lenin said 'RELIGION IS NOT A MATTER TO DEAL WITH
AS A FIRST AND FOREMOST TASK.
Dravidian point of view dominates almost all Marxists, highly antagonistic
about religion in a meaningless and unscientific way.
Religion is secondary; economics is primar.SO Marx wrote,
The religious world is but the reflex of the real world
Marx joined the “Young Hegelians” (with Bruno Bauer and others) who were not simply disciples, but also critics of Hegel. Although they agreed that the division between mind and matter was the fundamental philosophical issue, they argued that it was a matter which was fundamental and that ideas were simply expressions of material necessity. This idea that what is fundamentally real about the world is not ideas and concepts but material forces is the basic anchor upon which all of Marx’s later ideas depend
According to Karl Marx, religion is like other social institutions
in that it is dependent upon the material and economic realities
in a given society
religion is only dependent upon economics, nothing else....Marx's view
Martin Luther preached the ability of each individual to interpret the Bible, but sided with aristocratic rulers and against peasants who fought against economic and social oppression. According to Marx, this new form of Christianity, Protestantism, was a production of new economic forces as early capitalism developed.
Protestantism is born out of capitalism during early stages of capitalism.
This is Marxs view
The problem is that opiates fail to fix a physical injury — you only forget your pain and suffering. This can be fine, but only if you are also trying to solve the underlying causes of the pain. Similarly, religion does not fix the underlying causes of people’s pain and suffering — instead, it helps them forget why they are suffering and causes them to look forward to an imaginary future when the pain will cease instead of working to change circumstances now.
First, Marx doesn’t spend much time looking at religion in general; instead, he focuses on the religion with which he is most familiar: Christianity. His comments do hold for other religions with similar doctrines of a powerful god and happy afterlife, they do not apply to radically different religions. In ancient Greece and Rome, for example, a happy afterlife was reserved for heroes while commoners could only look forward to a mere shadow of their earthly existence. Perhaps he was influenced in this matter by Hegel, who thought that Christianity was the highest form of religion
though touched religion in his speech writings etc often.
Accordg to Marx economics is the base and religion is a super structure.
He wrote much about the base.
So Lenin said 'RELIGION IS NOT A MATTER TO DEAL WITH
AS A FIRST AND FOREMOST TASK.
Dravidian point of view dominates almost all Marxists, highly antagonistic
about religion in a meaningless and unscientific way.
Religion is secondary; economics is primar.SO Marx wrote,
The religious world is but the reflex of the real world
Marx joined the “Young Hegelians” (with Bruno Bauer and others) who were not simply disciples, but also critics of Hegel. Although they agreed that the division between mind and matter was the fundamental philosophical issue, they argued that it was a matter which was fundamental and that ideas were simply expressions of material necessity. This idea that what is fundamentally real about the world is not ideas and concepts but material forces is the basic anchor upon which all of Marx’s later ideas depend
According to Karl Marx, religion is like other social institutions
in that it is dependent upon the material and economic realities
in a given society
religion is only dependent upon economics, nothing else....Marx's view
Martin Luther preached the ability of each individual to interpret the Bible, but sided with aristocratic rulers and against peasants who fought against economic and social oppression. According to Marx, this new form of Christianity, Protestantism, was a production of new economic forces as early capitalism developed.
Protestantism is born out of capitalism during early stages of capitalism.
This is Marxs view
In spite of his obvious dislike of and anger towards religion, Marx did not make religion the primary enemy of workers and communists. Had Marx regarded religion as a more serious enemy, he would have devoted more time to it.
Marx is saying that religion is meant to create illusory fantasies for the poor. Economic realities prevent them from finding true happiness in this life, so religion tells them this is OK because they will find true happiness in the next life. Marx is not entirely without sympathy: people are in distress and religion does provide solace, just as people who are physically injured receive relief from opiate-based drugs.
First, Marx doesn’t spend much time looking at religion in general; instead, he focuses on the religion with which he is most familiar: Christianity. His comments do hold for other religions with similar doctrines of a powerful god and happy afterlife, they do not apply to radically different religions. In ancient Greece and Rome, for example, a happy afterlife was reserved for heroes while commoners could only look forward to a mere shadow of their earthly existence. Perhaps he was influenced in this matter by Hegel, who thought that Christianity was the highest form of religion
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