Dominion the making of the western mind
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'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Times
THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
'Definitely my book of the year' Bernard Cornwell
'A rich and compelling history of Christendom . . . A masterpiece of scholarship and storytelling, Dominion surpasses Holland's earlier books in its sweeping ambition and gripping presentation' John Gray, New Statesman
'An absorbing survey of Christianity's subversive origins and enduring influence is filled with vivid portraits, gruesome deaths and moral debates . . . Holland has all the talents of an accomplished novelist' Terry Eagleton, Guardian
'Terrific: bold, ambitious and passionate' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads
'Fizzing with insights and challenges . . . a feast of intellectual entertainment' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times
'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Times History Book of the Year
Christianity is the most enduring and influential legacy of the ancient world, and its emergence the single most transformative development in Western history. Even the increasing number in the West today who have abandoned the faith of their forebears, and dismiss all religion as pointless superstition, remain recognisably its heirs. Seen close-up, the division between a sceptic and a believer may seem unbridgeable. Widen the focus, though, and Christianity's enduring impact upon the West can be seen in the emergence of much that has traditionally been cast as its nemesis: in science, in secularism, and yes, even in atheism.
That is why Dominion will place the story of how we came to be what we are, and how we think the way that we do, in the broadest historical context. Ranging in time from the Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC to the on-going migration crisis in Europe today, and from Nebuchadnezzar to the Beatles, it will explore just what it was that made Christianity so revolutionary and disruptive; how completely it came to saturate the mind-set of Latin Christendom; and why, in a West that has become increasingly doubtful of religion's claims, so many of its instincts remain irredeemably Christian. The aim is twofold: to make the reader appreciate just how novel and uncanny were Christian teachings when they first appeared in the world; and to make ourselves, and all that we take for granted, appear similarly strange in consequence. We stand at the end-point of an extraordinary transformation in the understanding of what it is to be human: one that can only be fully appreciated by tracing the arc of its parabola over millennia.
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Taal: en
Uitvoering: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 06 augustus 2020
Aantal pagina's: 624
Kaarten inbegrepen: Nee
Illustraties: Met illustraties
Originele titel: Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind (Dilly's Story
Hoofdauteur: Tom Holland
Tweede Auteur: Tom Holland
Verteller: Mark Meadows
Hoofduitgeverij: Abacus
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AI-gegenereerd: Nee
Dyslexievriendelijk: Nee
Editie: 1
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Kookboek: Nee
Personage van toepassing: Nee
Product breedte: 126 mm
Product hoogte: 42 mm
Product lengte: 202 mm
Studieboek: Ja
Verpakking breedte: 124 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 45 mm
Verpakking lengte: 195 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 500 g
EAN: 9780349141206