tangible things created by people,e.g dressing
materialism
ALAN SINFIELD has written: 'SHAKESPEARE, AUTHORITY, SEXUALITY: UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN CULTURAL MATERIALISM'
Culture is ordinary and cultural materialism. He also influence Edward Said.
The different types of materialism are as follows:Economic materialism - the idea that the only thing that is important, in someones life, is owning possessions. An economic materialist would not care about family or trying to be 'happy' they would simply want the new ipod or the latest model of car.Mechanical materialism - the philosophy that the only thing that exists in the world is matter. A mechanical materialist would not believe in the mind and feelings they simply believe that physical is all that there is.
Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the nature of materialism.
It's not a law. Materialism and atheism don't necessarily have anything to do with each other; theistic materialism exists, and the materialism part is still the same (it's incidental that there is or isn't a god involved). See "What is Materialism?" to better understand that part.
Denial of materialism
The book Materialism was written by Jorie Graham.
Hylephobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of materialism
Christianity looks down on materialism as an obstacle to spirituality.
Materialism is the self-indulgent pursuit of acquiring possessions to the exclusion of helping others in need.
Materialism in the relative sense is understood by Buddhists. Attachment and aversion to materialism is likely to lead to suffering as with any other composite phenomena.