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Buddha, Marx, and God

Some aspects of religion in the modern world

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  • © 1979
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Authors:
  1. Trevor Ling

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages iii-xiii
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  2. Secularism and Religion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Future of Religion

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      Pages 3-14

    3. The Contemporary Appeal of Buddhism

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 15-23

  3. Buddhism and Religion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25
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    2. Buddhism as a Religion

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 27-36

    3. Buddhist Mythology

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      Pages 37-46

    4. The Social Dimension of Buddhism

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 47-59

    5. Buddhist Devotion

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      Pages 60-73

    6. Buddhism’s Religious Resistance to Secularism

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 74-85

  4. Marxism and Religion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
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    2. Buddhism and Marxism: Historical Encounter

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 89-119

    3. The Marxist Critique of Religion

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 120-136

    4. Is Marxist Communism a Religion?

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 137-150

    5. Buddhism and Marxism: Possibilities of Coexistence

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 151-172

  5. Theology and Religion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. The Relevance of Theology

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 175-193

    3. Irrelevant Theology

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 194-205

    4. Religion in the Modern World

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 206-217

    5. Buddhists, Marxists and Christians in the 1970s

      • Trevor Ling
      Pages 218-231
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Trevor Ling

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Buddha, Marx, and God

  • Book Subtitle: Some aspects of religion in the modern world

  • Authors: Trevor Ling

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16054-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Trevor Ling 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-24554-5Published: 22 March 1979

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-16054-9Published: 22 March 1979

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 244

  • Topics: Religious Studies, general

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