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Compare and contrast Marxist and Functionalist views on Religion
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Compare and contrast Marxist and Functionalist views on Religion Functionalists and Marxists both have very different views on the impact of religion on society. Functionalists believe that religion is intended for everyone and Marxists see it as religion was proposed for the ruling class and their own benefits. Some inclusive approaches to religion classify science as a form of religion. On the terms of faith being a belief, for example, the thoughts that the natural world is governed by physical laws of development. A Functionalist called Durkheim who carried out his work in the 1890's decided that he wanted to get to the inner core of what religion was, not just how the institutions played their part in it. He chose to study the Australian Aboriginals, who went out in the desert in separate clans all over the country, to survive. They each carried a totem pole carved with distinguishing...
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