William Stukeley - Science, Religion and Archaeology in Eighteenth-Century England (Hardcover)

Stukeley's antiquarian researches, particularly into the great stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury, were the first to reveal their great antiquity. Friend of Newton, his life embodies the classic Enlightenment confrontation between science and religion. Dr William Stukeley (1687-1765) was the most renowned English antiquary of the eighteenth century. This study discusses his life and achievements, placing him firmly within his intellectual milieu, which he shared with his illustrious friend Isaac Newton and with other natural philosophers, theologians and historians. Stukeley's greatest memorial was his work on the stone circles of Stonehenge and Avebury: at a time when most historians believed theywere Roman or medieval monuments, he proved that they were of much greater antiquity, and his influence on subsequent interpretations of these monuments and their builders was enormous. For Stukeley, these stone circles - the work of "Celtic Druids", were a link in the chain that connected the pristine religion of Adam and Noah with the modern Anglican Church. Historians today belittle such speculations, but Stukeley shared his vision of lost religious and scientific knowledge with many of the great minds of his day; this account shows how throughout his distinguished career his antiquarian researches fortified his response to Enlightenment irreligion and the threat he believed itposed to science and society. DAVID BOYD HAYCOCK is a Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford.

General

Imprint:	The Boydell Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
First published:	2001
Authors:	David Boyd Haycock
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-85115-864-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Prehistoric archaeology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Biography > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85115-864-1
Barcode:	9780851158648

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