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For the glory of God : how monotheism led to reformations, science, witch-hunts, and the end of slavery /

Ideas about God, argues Rodney Stark, have shaped the history & culture of the West. He examines the Reformation, the rise of science, witch-hunts & the abolition of slavery to demonstrate his case.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stark, Rodney
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Princeton paperbacks
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: dimensions of the supernatural
  • God's truth: inevitable sects and reformations
  • God's handiwork: the religious origins of science
  • God's enemies: explaining the European witch-hunts
  • God's justice: the sin of slavery
  • Postscript: gods, ritual and social science.