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Doubting the divine in early modern Europe : the revival of Momus, the Agnostic god
In this book, George McClure examines the intellectual tradition of challenges to religious and literary authority in the early modern era. He explores the hidden history of unbelief through the lens of Momus, the Greek god of criticism and mockery. Surveying his revival in Italy, France, Spain, Ger...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Doubting the divine in early modern Europe : the revival of Momus, the Agnostic god / George McClure |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom, New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press
, copyright 2018 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (v-268 p.) |
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| Résumé : | In this book, George McClure examines the intellectual tradition of challenges to religious and literary authority in the early modern era. He explores the hidden history of unbelief through the lens of Momus, the Greek god of criticism and mockery. Surveying his revival in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and England, McClure shows how Momus became a code for religious doubt in an age when such writings remained dangerous for authors |
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| Bibliographie : | Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. Index |
| ISBN : | 978-1-108-47027-8 1-108-47027-0 |