A chaos of delight : science, religion, and myth and the shaping of Western thought / Geoffrey P. Do...
A chaos of delight : science, religion, and myth and the shaping of Western thought / Geoffrey P. Do...
A chaos of delight : science, religion, and myth and the shaping of Western thought / Geoffrey P. Dobson.
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Publisher
London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N140/11
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
1. Science, religion and myth : making sense of the world -- 2. Life among the gods, part I : the Sumerians - service and supplication -- 3. Life among the gods, part II : ancient Egyptians - optimism and opportunity -- 4. The Presocratics : from myth to philosophical reason -- 5. Classical philosop...
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Publisher
London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"A Chaos of Delight is a comprehensive guided tour into the succession of ways human beings have constructed order and meaning about the world, and their place in it. The book examines how various cultures, from the early Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks to contemporary Western society, have looked at the same phenomena and devised totally different...
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A chaos of delight : science, religion, and myth and the shaping of Western thought / Geoffrey P. Dobson.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N140/11
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ISBN
1845530195 (pbk.)
9781845530181 (hardcover)
1845530187 (hardcover)
9781845530198 (pbk.)
DDC
140
MMS ID
991020177969702626
