Antonio Gramsci and the Question of Religion: Ideology, Ethics, and Hegemony

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Antonio Gramsci and the Question of Religion provides a new introduction to the thought of Gramsci through the prisms of religious studies and comparative ethics. Bruce Grelle shows that Gramsci’s key ideas – on hegemony, ideology, moral reformation, "traditional" and "organic" intellectuals – were formulated with simultaneous considerations of religion and politics. Identifying Gramsci’s particular brand of Marxism, Grelle offers an overview of Gramsci’s approach to religion and applies it to contemporary debates over the role of religion and morality in social order and social change. This book is ideal for students and scholars interested in Gramsci, religion, and comparative ethics. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Religious Ethics, Ideology, and Culture 2 Antonio Gramsci and “the Question of Religion or Worldview” The Critique of Orthodox Marxism The Concept of Hegemony Philosophy, Religion, and Common Sense in the Struggle for Intellectua land Moral Reformation 3 Myth, Religion, and the Intellectuals The Mythic Dimension of Modern Politics Religion and the Intellectuals Marxism and the Intellectuals Traditional and Organic Intellectuals Beyond Gramsci 4 World Order in a Global Age Religion, Ethics, and Social Order Consent and Coercion Globalization and the New World Order Ideologies of Globalization A Competition of Global Ethics Reform and/or Revolution? A Post-Modern Prince? Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in the Global Age Conclusion 5 Religion, Ethics, and the Discourses of Social Change The Problem of Determinism in Marx, Weber, and Gramsci Religious Ethics and the Discourses of Social Change: Reform, Revolution, Transformation Conclusion 6 Religion, Ethics, and Ideology Religious–Moral Discourses and the Interests of Social Groups: The Problem of Reductionism The “Universalization” of Moral Ideas Rethinking the Ideological Functions of Religion and Morality: Domination and Liberation Conclusion References Index