Popular religiosity is crassly materialist and close to common sense
Evidence
“Politically” the materialist conception is close to the people, to “common sense”. It is closely linked to many beliefs and prejudices, to almost all popular superstitions (witchcraft, spirits, etc.). This can be seen in popular Catholicism, and, even more so, in Byzantine orthodoxy. Popular religion is crassly materialistic, and yet the — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1408
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims