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9781901383027

Ancient Beliefs & Modern Superstitions

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  • ISBN13:

    9781901383027

  • ISBN10:

    1901383024

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-10-15
  • Publisher: Archetype

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Summary

Drawing upon his wide knowledge of world religions the author in this book strikes at the root of everything that makes it difficult for people today to believe wholeheartedly in religion and in doing so, it shows modern man to be, in his own peculiar twenty-first century way, the embodiment of superstition in its most dangerous form. We are faced in the modern world with a situation similar to that in the fable of the Emperor's new clothes. This book aims to speak the truth about the modern outlook especially concerning science and metaphysics, in order to dispell the illusion that prevents the intellect from seeing things as they really are.

Author Biography

Martin Lings was born in Lancashire in 1909. After a classical education he read English at Oxford where he was a pupil and later a close friend of C. S. Lewis. In 1935 he went to Lithuania where he lectured on Anglo-Saxon and Middle English and subsequently he went to Egypt and and lectured mainly on Shakespeare at Cairo University. In 1952 he returned to England and took a degree in Arabic and in 1955 he joined the staff of the British Museum where from 1970-73 he was Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts. For the following year he held the same post in the newly founded British Library. In addition to writing many books, as well as articles for Studies in Comparative Religion, Sophia, The New Encyclopaedia of Islam and the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Table of Contents

Preface v
The Past in the Light of the Present
1(14)
The Rhythms of Time
15(9)
The Present in the Light of the Past
24(16)
Freedom and Equality
40(11)
Intellect and Reason
51(10)
The Meeting of Extremes
61(8)
Appendix One 69(5)
Appendix Two 74

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