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Atheism, Religion and Enlightenment in pre-Revolutionary Europe (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
Mark Curran
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An investigation into the influence of, and reaction to, the atheistic writings of the baron d'Holbach. The Baron d'Holbach, a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment, is best known for his writings against religion. His prolific campaign of atheism and anti-clericalism, waged from the printing presses of Amsterdam in the yearsaround 1770, was so radical that it provoked an unprecedented public response. For the baron's enemies, at least, it suggested the end of an era: proof that the likes of Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were simply a cabal of atheists hell-bent on the destruction of all that was to ... Read more
An investigation into the influence of, and reaction to, the atheistic writings of the baron d'Holbach. The Baron d'Holbach, a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment, is best known for his writings against religion. His prolific campaign of atheism and anti-clericalism, waged from the printing presses of Amsterdam in the yearsaround 1770, was so radical that it provoked an unprecedented public response. For the baron's enemies, at least, it suggested the end of an era: proof that the likes of Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau were simply a cabal of atheists hell-bent on the destruction of all that was to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780861933167
SKU
V9780861933167
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About Mark Curran
Munby Fellow in Bibliography, University of Cambridge
Reviews for Atheism, Religion and Enlightenment in pre-Revolutionary Europe (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series)
A well-written and well-documented study that will be of considerable interest to scholars working on eighteenth-century religion, the Enlightenment, and the intersection of the two.
AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW
Has many merits.
EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY
As a contribution to the history of the public sphere in the age of Enlightenment, [this] study is a solid and impressive ... Read more
AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW
Has many merits.
EUROPEAN HISTORY QUARTERLY
As a contribution to the history of the public sphere in the age of Enlightenment, [this] study is a solid and impressive ... Read more