This edited collection evaluates the relationship between Marxism and religion in two ways: Marxism’s treatment of religion and the religious aspects of Marxism. Divided into two parts (Theory and Praxis), this book brings together the three different themes of Marxism, religion, and emancipation for the first time. The first part explores the more theoretical discussions regarding the relationship between Marxism and various themes (or currents) within religious thoughts to highlight points of compatibilities as well as incompatibilities/conflicts. The second part focuses on a number of contemporary religious movements (e.g. liberation theology, Hinduism, Islam) in various countries (e.g. Philippines, Vietnam, India, Iran). Its aim is to complicate the superficial understanding of Marxism as a simple rejection of religion both in theory and practice.weiterlesen