Neo-marx Gramsci On Religion

Question 1

What are the four studies of religion according to Neo Marx ?

Answer 1

• Hegemony and counter-hegemony : Gramsci
• Maduro : liberation theology
• Romero : liberation theology
• McGuire : transformative power of religion

Question 2

Gramsci: hegemony and counter hegemony

What is hegemony ?

Answer 2

A dominant sense of ideas accepted by w/c

Question 3

What is counter hegemony according to Gramsci ?

Answer 3

Working class going against ruling class and follow religion

Question 4

According to Gramsci what does religion do ?

Answer 4

Allows Workers to organise against the hegemony and develop a counter-hegemony

Question 5

According to Gramsci , what could religious leaders ?

Answer 5

Religious leaders could take the role of organic intellectuals and building a counter hegemony

Question 6

What is organic intellectual according to Gramsci ?

Answer 6

Knowledge starter

Question 7

If religious leaders build a counter hegemony what could it help with according to Gramsci ?

Answer 7

Helps to build rebellion and protest

Question 8

What examples of organic intellectual did Gramsci use ?

Answer 8

Martin Luther King and Malcom X

Question 9

What did Malcom X do according to Gramsci as an organic intellectual ?

Answer 9

Fought for injustice in the vitienam war

Question 10

What did Martin Luther King do according to Gramsci as an organic intellectual ?

Answer 10

Fought for Racial inequality