The New Atheism, Myth, and History: The Black Legends of Contemporary Anti-Religion - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9783319894553ISBN-10:3319894552UPC:9783319894553Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Religion, Politics & State, History, EuropeSize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCMBMNDW96
This book examines the misuse of history in New Atheism and militant anti-religion. It looks at how episodes such as the Witch-hunt, the Inquisition, and the Holocaust are mythologized to present religion as inescapably prone to violence and discrimination, whilst the darker side of atheist history, such as its involvement in Stalinism, is denied. At the same time, another constructed...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Palgrave MacMillanISBN-13:9783319894553ISBN-10:3319894552UPC:9783319894553Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Religion, Politics & State, History, EuropeSize:8.27 x 5.83 x 0.75 inchesWeight:1.1817Product ID:SCMBMNDW96
Nathan Johnstone is a specialist in cultural and religious history, and is the author of The Devil and Demonism in Early Modern England. He has taught history at Canterbury Christ Church University and at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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