Black Religion as BOTH Opiate and Inspiration of Civil Rights Militancy: Putting Marx's Data to the Test.

Hunt, Larry L.; Hunt, Janet G.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Black Religion as BOTH Opiate and Inspiration of Civil Rights Militancy: Putting Marx's Data to the Test

Hunt, Larry L.; Hunt, Janet G.

Social Forces, 56, 1, 1-14, Sep 77

Concludes that Harry Marx's (1964) inference of a general opiate quality in black religion is incomplete and misleading. Examines data concerning religion and civil rights militancy. Finds that secular social factors (e.g., social class, region, and nonurban origins) are better indicators of militance than is religiosity. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Activism, Beliefs, Blacks, Civil Rights, Human Relations Programs, Religion, Religious Cultural Groups, Rural Urban Differences, Social Class, Social Influences

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