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Feminist Social Criticism and Marx's Theory of Religion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2020

Amy Newman
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Abstract

Feminist philosophers and social theorists have engaged in an extensive critique of the project of modernity during the past three decades. However, many feminists seem to assume that the critique of religion essential to this project remains valid. Radical criticism of religion in the European tradition presupposes a theory of religion that is highly ethnocentric, and Marx's theory of religion serves as a case in point.

Type
Revisiting the Role of Religion in Feminist Social Theory
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Hypatia , Volume 9 , Issue 4: Special Issue: Feminist Philosophy of Religion , Fall 1994 , pp. 15 - 37
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Copyright © 1994 by Hypatia, Inc.

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