The Enlightenment and Religion - The Myths of Modernity (Paperback)

This publication offers a critical survey of religious change and its causes in 18th-century Europe. It is intended to constitute a radical challenge to the accepted views in traditional Enlightenment studies. Focusing on Enlightenment Italy, France and England, the text illustrates how the canonical view of 18th-century religious change has in reality been constructed upon scant evidence and assumption, in particular the idea that the thought of the enlightened led to modernity. For despite a lack of evidence, one of the fundamental assumptions of Enlightenment studies has been the assertion that there was a vibrant deist movement that formed the intellectual solvent of hte 18th century. traditional birth-of-modernity myth has meant that the actual lack of deists has been glossed over and a quite misleading historical view has become entrenched. As a consequence more traditional forces for religious change have been given little or no attention. The book also riases hitherto neglected fundamental methodological issues relating to the study of the 18th century and the ability of interested contemporaries to mislead posterity. academia, this book advances an important discussion and should be valuable reading for all students studying the period.

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2004
First published:	2003
Authors:	S. Barnett
Dimensions:	215 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-6741-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-7190-6741-3
Barcode:	9780719067419

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