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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Main Author: Stark, Rodney (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2003
In: Review of religious research
Year: 2003, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-19
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