The prophets of mammon:
liberalism, marxism and the contemporary god
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4013/con.2024.202.02Keywords:
Capitalism. Religion. Marxism. Liberalism.Abstract
Our aim in this article is to present capitalism as a contemporary religion, with money as God and Marxism and liberalism as prophetic strands. The text is divided in three movements. In the first part, we seek to define “religion” based on the fundamental concept of Drive, as defined by the psychoanalyst MD Magno. In the second part, based on the classic text by Walter Benjamin and the recently released “The enchantments of Mammon” by Eugene McCarragher, we seek to characterize capitalism as the religion of our time. And finally, analyzing passages from the works of Marx, Smith, Mises and Hayek, we try to demonstrate that Marxism and liberalism are prophetic strands of the capitalist religion.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
I grant the journal Controvérsia the first publication of my article, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (which allows sharing of work, recognition of authorship and initial publication in this journal).
I confirm that my article is not being submitted to another publication and has not been published in its entirely on another journal. I take full responsibility for its originality and I will also claim responsibility for charges from claims by third parties concerning the authorship of the article.
I also agree that the manuscript will be submitted according to the journal’s publication rules described above.
