Upper class asceticism: social origins of ascetic movements and medieval saints
Most social scientists still agree with Marx that religion is rooted in the suffering of the poor, despite the fact that dozens of studies have found that class is, at most, barely related to religious belief and that the middle and upper classes dominate religious participation. These facts are elu...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2003
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Review of religious research
Year: 2003, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-19 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Upper class
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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