Atheist''s Bible - The Most Dangerous Book That Never Existed

Informationen zum Autor Georges Minois is the author of History of Old Age: From Antiquity to the Renaissance and History of Suicide: Voluntary Death in Western Culture! the former published by the University of Chicago Press. Lys Ann Weiss is an independent scholar in medieval studies who works in book publishing as an editor! indexer! and translator. Klappentext In 1239! Pope Gregory IX accused Frederick II! the Holy Roman Emperor! of heresy. The author tracks the course of the book from its origins in 1239 to its most salient episodes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He also sheds light on the persistence of free thought during a time when the outspoken risked being burned at the stake. Zusammenfassung In 1239! Pope Gregory IX accused Frederick II! the Holy Roman Emperor! of heresy. The author tracks the course of the book from its origins in 1239 to its most salient episodes in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He also sheds light on the persistence of free thought during a time when the outspoken risked being burned at the stake.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Georges Minois, Georges/ Weiss Minois, Minois Georges
• Collaboration: Lys Ann Weiss (Traduction), Weiss Lys Ann (Traduction)
• Edition: University Of Chicago Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 12.10.2012
• EAN: 9780226530291
• ISBN: 978-0-226-53029-1
• Pages: 264
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Blasphemy, Heresy & Apostasy, Christianity, History of Religion, Church history, Blasphemy, Heresy, Apostasy