Arts and Humanities Commons^™

"The noted historian and philosopher of religion tells us that his work aims to 'classify the elements of worldviews' (1). Under 'worldviews' he subsumes not only religious traditions but also widely influential ideologies like Marxism and various nationalisms, though his treatments of the latter in this particular work remain largely allusive." ~ from the review

"Collected between the covers of this 240-page book are twenty-one articles written by Professor Smart over a span of thirty years. All but two have been published before, but this volume serves us by retrieving them from their far-flung homes and arranging them, though somewhat artificially, under three headings." ~ from the review