The New Atheism, Myth, and History: The Black Legends of Contemporary Anti-Religion
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,...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
Cham
Springer International Publishing
2018
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In: | Year: 2018 |
Series/Journal: | SpringerLink Bücher
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism |
Further subjects: | B
Religion
History
B Europe History-1492- B Religious Studies B Religion B Secularism B Europe History—1492- |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 978-3-319-89455-3 Printed edition: 9783319894553 |