The Religion of Capital
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The Religion of Capital is a satirical and critical essay by Marxist theorist Paul Lafargue that portrays capitalism as a quasi-religious system to expose its ideological and social contradictions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Religion of Capital Context triple: [Paul Lafargue, notableWork, The Religion of Capital]
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A.
The Folklore of Capitalism
The Folklore of Capitalism is a 1937 book by legal scholar Thurman Arnold that critiques American economic and legal institutions by exposing the myths and symbolic beliefs underpinning capitalist ideology.
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B.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
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C.
The Crisis of Global Capitalism
The Crisis of Global Capitalism is a book by financier and philanthropist George Soros in which he critiques the flaws of laissez-faire capitalism and global financial markets and proposes reforms to make them more stable and equitable.
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D.
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 documentary film by Michael Moore that critically examines the social and economic impacts of capitalism in the United States.
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E.
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism is a popular economics book by Ha-Joon Chang that challenges mainstream free-market assumptions through accessible, myth-busting essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Religion of Capital Target entity description: The Religion of Capital is a satirical and critical essay by Marxist theorist Paul Lafargue that portrays capitalism as a quasi-religious system to expose its ideological and social contradictions.
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A.
The Folklore of Capitalism
The Folklore of Capitalism is a 1937 book by legal scholar Thurman Arnold that critiques American economic and legal institutions by exposing the myths and symbolic beliefs underpinning capitalist ideology.
-
B.
Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
"Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists" is an influential economic book that argues for the importance of well-regulated, inclusive financial markets in sustaining true capitalism and preventing capture by powerful interests.
-
C.
The Crisis of Global Capitalism
The Crisis of Global Capitalism is a book by financier and philanthropist George Soros in which he critiques the flaws of laissez-faire capitalism and global financial markets and proposes reforms to make them more stable and equitable.
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D.
Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story is a 2009 documentary film by Michael Moore that critically examines the social and economic impacts of capitalism in the United States.
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E.
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism is a popular economics book by Ha-Joon Chang that challenges mainstream free-market assumptions through accessible, myth-busting essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist literature
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essay ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose ideological contradictions of capitalism
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expose social contradictions of capitalism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century Marxist critique
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socialist literature ⓘ |
| author | Paul Lafargue ⓘ |
| compares | capitalism to a religion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticizes |
bourgeois ideology
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capitalist morality ⓘ commodification ⓘ wage labor system ⓘ |
| depicts | capital as an object of worship ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
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satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of bourgeois democracy
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exploitation of workers ⓘ false consciousness ⓘ fetishism of capital ⓘ ideological mystification ⓘ sacralization of the market ⓘ |
| ideologicalPerspective | Marxist ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Marxist critique of political economy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
critics of capitalism
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socialist activists ⓘ working-class readers ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
allegory
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essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
bourgeois society
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capitalism ⓘ class struggle ⓘ critique of capitalism ⓘ ideology ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism ⓘ |
| partOf | Marxist anti-capitalist canon ⓘ |
| portrays | capitalism as a quasi-religious system ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
irony
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personification of capital ⓘ satire ⓘ |
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