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Capitalism as Religion

1921 fragment written by Walter Benjamin
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Summary

Capitalism as Religion is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Walter Benjamin[3]
  • Instance of: written work[4]
  • Publisher: Suhrkamp Verlag[5]
  • Language of work or name: German[6]
  • Inception: 1921[7]
  • Publication date: 1985[8]
  • Main subject: capitalism[9]
  • Title: Kapitalismus als Religion[10]

Why It Matters

Capitalism as Religion has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

literary work Walter Benjamin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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