| Atheism in Pagan Antiquity Contributor(s): Drachmann, Anders Bjorn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766145387 ISBN-13: 9780766145382 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: This book is the outcome of a request to write an article on atheism for a projected dictionary of the religious history of classical antiquity. While doing research, the author decided this subject might well deserve a more comprehensive treatment and this is what he attempts to do. Contents: conception and treatment of denial of the gods in antiquity, accounts of deniers; naive criticism of popular religion, Xenophanes; ionic naturalism, Diagoras; Sophistic and his influence; Socrates and the Socratics; hellenism; period of the Roman Empire; Middle Ages and recent times; retrospect. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Paganism & Neo-paganism |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 8.3" W x 11.02" (0.95 lbs) 180 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |