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The Atheist's Bible (Hardcover)
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The Atheist's Bible (Hardcover)
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Like a lot of good stories, this one begins with a rumor: in 1239,
Pope Gregory IX accused Frederick II, the Holy Roman Emperor, of
heresy. Without disclosing evidence of any kind, Gregory announced
that Frederick had written a supremely blasphemous book - "De
tribus impostoribus", or the "Treatise of the Three Impostors" - in
which Frederick denounced Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad as impostors.
Of course, Frederick denied the charge, and over the following
centuries the story played out across Europe, with libertines,
freethinkers, and other "strong minds" seeking a copy of the
scandalous text. The fascination persisted until finally, in the
eighteenth century, someone brought the purported work into actual
existence-in not one but two versions, Latin and French. Although
historians have debated the origins and influences of this
nonexistent book, there has not been a comprehensive biography of
the "Treatise of the Three Impostors". In "The Atheist's Bible",
the eminent historian Georges Minois tracks the course of the book
from its origins in 1239 to its most salient episodes in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, introducing readers to the
colorful individuals obsessed with possessing the legendary
work-and the equally obsessive passion of those who wanted to
punish people who sought it. Minois' compelling account sheds
much-needed light on the power of atheism, the threat of blasphemy,
and the persistence of free thought during a time when the
outspoken risked being burned at the stake.
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