Religion

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There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.

George Bernard Shaw

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Topic

Unity of all religion Religion

Author

George Bernard Shaw

Source

Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1898 1890s 19th century

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Original Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant. 1898, vol. 2, preface.

Current Citation

Shaw, George Bernard. Plays Pleasant. Penguin, 2003, preface.

All religion, however, is nothing but the fantastic reflection in men's minds of those external forces which control their daily life.

Friedrich Engels

Anti-Duhring

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Topic

Religion

Author

Friedrich Engels

Source

Anti-Duhring

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

German

Time

1878 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Engels, Frederick. "Herrn Eugen Dührings Umwälzung der Wissenschaft [Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science]." Vorwärts, 1878.

Current Citation

Engels, Frederick. "Anti-During." Karl Marx, Frederick Engels: Collected Works. Vol. 25, Int Pub Co Inc, 1987, pt. 3, ch. 5.

The experience of the irrationality of the world has been the driving force of all religious revolution.

Max Weber

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Topic

Absurdity of life Religion

Author

Max Weber

Source

Politics as a Vocation

Medium

Lecture

Language

German

Time

1917 1910s 20th century

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Citation

Weber, Max. "Politiks wie Beruf [Politics As a Vocation]." 1917, Munich University, Munich, Germany. Lecture.

By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life.

James George Frazer

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Topic

Religion

Author

James George Frazer

Source

The Golden Bough

Genre

Religious literature

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1922 1920s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough. London: The Macmillan Company, 1922, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. Oxford University Press, 1998, ch. 4.