The end of the soul : scientific modernity, atheism, and anthropology in France /

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On October 19, 1876 a group of leading French citizens, both men and women included, joined together to form an unusual group, The Society of Mutual Autopsy, with the aim of proving that souls do not exist. The idea was that, after death, they would dissect one another and (hopefully) show a direct...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hecht, Jennifer Michael, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Atheism > France > History.
Religion and science > France > History.
Anthropology > France > History.
Athéisme > France > Histoire.
Religion et sciences > France > Histoire.
Anthropologie > France > Histoire.
RELIGION > Atheism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Anthropology
Atheism
Religion
Religion and science
Antropologie.
Atheïsme.
Geloof en wetenschap.
France > Religion.
France
Frankrijk.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction:The End of the Soul; 1. The Society of Mutual Autopsy and the Liturgy of Death; 2. Evangelical Atheism and the Rise of French Anthropology; 3. Scientific Materialism and the Public Response; 4. Careers in Anthropology and the Bertillon Family; 5. No Soul, No Morality: Vacher de Lapouge; 6. Body and Soul: Léonce Manouvrier and the Disappearing Numbers; 7. The Leftist Critique of Determinist Science; 8. Coda; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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