Terror of History - On the Uncertainties of Life in Western Civilization

Zusatztext "Combining astonishing historical breadth with a personal and accessible narrative style, The Terror of History is a moving testimony to the incredibly diverse ways humans have sought to cope with their frightening history." Informationen zum Autor Teofilo F. Ruiz is Distinguished Professor of History and of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA. His many books include Spain's Centuries of Crisis and From Heaven to Earth . In 2007! he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and selected as one of UCLA's Distinguished Teachers. Klappentext This book reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors--from the existential condition and natural disasters to the endless succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. Ruiz explores the embrace of religious experiences! the pursuit of worldly success and pleasures! and the quest for beauty and knowledge as three primary responses to the individual and collective nightmares of history. The result is a meditation on how men and women sought (and still seek) to make meaning of the world and its disturbing history. Combining astonishing historical breadth with a personal and accessible narrative style! this book is a moving testimony to the incredibly diverse ways humans have sought to cope with their frightening history. Zusammenfassung Reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors - from the existential condition and natural disasters to the succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. In chapters that range across Western history and culture, this book takes up religion, the material world, and the world of art and knowledge in turn. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Chapter I: The Terror of History 1 Chapter II: Religion and the World to Come 35 Chapter III: The World of Matter and the Senses 83 Chapter IV: The Lure of Beauty and Knowledge 129 Conclusion 167 Index 173 ...

Product details

• Authors: Teo Ruiz, Teofilo F. Ruiz, Ruiz Teofilo F.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2011
• EAN: 9780691124131
• ISBN: 978-0-691-12413-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Princeton University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Witchcraft, RELIGION / Wicca, RELIGION / Mysticism, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, mysticism, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy