An Atheist's History of Belief: Understanding Our Most Extraordinary Invention
Autor Matthew Knealeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 feb 2015
What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived since, shaping thousands of generations of shamans, pharaohs, Aztec priests and Mayan rulers, Jews, Buddhists, Christians, Nazis, and Scientologists?
As our dreams and nightmares have changed over the millennia, so have our beliefs. The gods we created have evolved and mutated with us through a narrative fraught with human sacrifice, political upheaval and bloody wars.
Belief was man's most epic labor of invention. It has been our closest companion, and has followed mankind across the continents and through history.
As our dreams and nightmares have changed over the millennia, so have our beliefs. The gods we created have evolved and mutated with us through a narrative fraught with human sacrifice, political upheaval and bloody wars.
Belief was man's most epic labor of invention. It has been our closest companion, and has followed mankind across the continents and through history.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781619024694
ISBN-10: 1619024691
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 174 x 214 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10: 1619024691
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 174 x 214 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Counterpoint Press
Notă biografică
Matthew Kneale studied Modern History at Oxford University. He then spent a year in Japan where he began writing short stories. He is author of several novels, including English Passengers (2000) which won the Whitbread Award and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He currently lives in Rome.