Materialism (disambiguation)

Materialism or materialist may refer to:

• Materialism, the view that the universe consists only of organized matter and energy
• Economic materialism, the desire to accumulate material goods
• Christian materialism, the combination of Christian theology with the ideas of materialism, which places a high value on material things.
• Cultural materialism (anthropology), an anthropological research orientation first introduced by Marvin Harris
• Cultural materialism (cultural studies), a movement in literary theory and cultural studies originating with left-wing literary critic Raymond Williams
• Historical materialism, a theory of socioeconomic development most commonly associated with Marxism, where changes in material conditions (technology and productive capacity) are the primary influences on how human society is organized
• Dialectical materialism, a strand of Marxism which proposes that every economic order develops internal contradictions and weaknesses that contribute to its systemic decay
• Spiritual materialism, a misuse of spiritual practice which seeks to subvert spiritual experiences to inflate the sense of self or egohood (a term coined by Chögyam Trungpa).