Worldviews
Subtitle: crosscultural explorations of human beliefs
By: Ninian Smart.
Publisher: Scribner's; Scribner Book Company; Scribners
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Religions; Ideology
Description: "Smart embarks on a worldwide tour of traditional religions and secular ideologies. He explores in a detailed and detached manner all the major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. He also discusses ideologies--nationalism, Marxism, democracy, secular humanism--which often rival religion and in an important sense are themselves religious. Smart emphasizes the importance of approaching the various worldviews with an open mind"--Jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 179-181.
Includes index.