Atheism from the Reformation to the Enlightenment
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- Hardcover
314 pages
- Release Date
3 September 1992
Summary
The Seeds of Doubt: Atheism from Reformation to Enlightenment
The rise of atheism and unbelief is a key feature in the development of the modern world, yet it is a topic which has been little explored by historians. This book presents a series of studies of irreligious ideas in various parts of Europe during the two centuries following the Reformation.
Atheism was everywhere illegal. The word itself first entered the vernacular languages soon after the Reformation, but it wa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198227366 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198227361 |
| Author: | Michael Hunter, David Wootton |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 314 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 1992 |
| Weight: | 482g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 146mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
‘an important and perhaps essential acquisition for the person seriously interested in atheist and freethought history … The emphasis is scholarly, but the text readable.‘Gordon Stein, Free Inquiry, Summer 1993’The book covers some fascinating ground, and provides a stimulating discussion of the conceptual and methodological issues the subject raises. It is suitable for a postgraduate and scholarly audience.‘Susan Hardman, Theological Book Review, Vol.6, No. 3, June 1994’wide-ranging collection of essays… Many readers will find particular value in David Wooton’s opening essay, a succinct overview which tackles the conceptual and methodological problems… This lively and important collection provides evidence that the study of early modern atheism has already experienced its resurrection.‘Bernard Capp, Early Modern History`Michael Hunter provides a deeply researched account of the latest execution for heresy in Britain, that of Thomas Aikenhead in 1697. This is a rewarding and meticulously presented volume.‘Ecclesiastical History vol 46, no 1
About The Author
Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, London.
David Wootton is Professor and Lansdowne Chair in Humanities at the University of Victoria.
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