The Cambridge history of atheism / edited by Stephen Bullivant, Michael Ruse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bullivant, Stephen Sebastian, 1984- author.

Ruse, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atheism--History.

Atheism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 1165 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The two-volume Cambridge History of Atheism offers an authoritative and up to date account of a subject of contemporary interest. Comprised of sixty essays by an international team of scholars, this History is comprehensive in scope. The essays are written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including religious studies, philosophy, sociology, and classics. Offering a global overview of the subject, from antiquity to the present, the volumes examine the phenomenon of unbelief in the context of Christian, Islamic, Buddhist, Hindu, and Jewish societies. They explore atheism and the early modern Scientific Revolution, as well as the development of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and its continuing implications. The History also includes general survey essays on the impact of scepticism, agnosticism and atheism, as well as contemporary assessments of thinking. Providing essential information on the nature and history of atheism, The Cambridge History of Atheism will be indispensable for both scholarship and teaching, at all levels.

Contents:

volume 1. Atheism from antiquity to modernity

volume 2. Atheism in the contemporary world.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Oct 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781108562324 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.