That a religious belief is propagated by its lower clergy a… - Michael Parenti

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That a religious belief is propagated by its lower clergy and ordinary adherents does not make it any less the hierarchy’s dictum. Indeed, such lower echelon transmission is an essential factor in maintaining the belief’s hegemony.

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Michael Parenti (born 30 September 1933) is an American political scientist, historian and media critic.

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