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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
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ETHAN H SHAGAN |
ISBN: | 0691217378 9780691217376 9780691174747 0691174741 |
OCLC Number: | 1201297659 |
Description: | 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm |
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"Shagan . . . traces the surprisingly complicated evolving meaning of belief in this engrossing intellectual history. . . . This impressive unpacking of the now-common-sense understanding of knowledge glides smoothly through its arguments and provides useful insights for scholars in religion and beyond." * Publishers Weekly * "If we care about [the] history [of belief] . . . this book is a terrific place to begin."---Alec Ryrie, Church Times "The Birth of Modern Belief is an eminently important book that also happens to be excellently written. It is a highly valuable contribution to religious studies' ongoing debates over the concept of belief, and it should be read by not only anyone interested in the concept-although they especially should read it-but by just about anyone working in the study of religion."---Jason Blum, Reading Religion "This game-changing book will alter the way you understand the history and nature of belief in the West from the Middle Ages to our own time." * Paradigm Explorer * "A fine and important book."---Dominic Erdozain, Modern Believing Read more...

