Doubting the divine in early modern Europe : the revival of Momus, the Agnostic god / George McClure.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClure, George W., 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agnosticism--Europe.

Agnosticism.

Momos (Greek deity).

Momos.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 268 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

In this book, George McClure examines the intellectual tradition of challenges to religious and literary authority in the early modern era. He explores the hidden history of unbelief through the lens of Momus, the Greek god of criticism and mockery. Surveying his revival in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and England, McClure shows how Momus became a code for religious doubt in an age when such writings remained dangerous for authors.

Contents:

The classical tradition

Renaissance antihero: Leon Battista Alberti's Momus, the novel

Momus and the Reformation

The execution of Giordano Bruno

Milton's Lucifer

God of modern criticks

Momus and modernism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108470278

1108470270

OCLC:

1022075184

Publisher Number:

99977390992