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Autore |
LeDrew Stephen |
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Titolo |
The evolution of atheism : the politics of a modern movement |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustration (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Atheism |
Rationalism |
Religion |
Philosophy & Religion |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Atheism as ideology -- The evolution of atheism -- The new atheism -- A light in a dark jungle -- Atheism as a social movement -- The secular movement -- The moral minority -- Roots of tension -- The atheist right -- A radiating bush. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is a study of contemporary organised atheism as a fundamentally political phenomenon that is internally divided on ideological grounds, positioning atheism as one ideology and identity marker within the broad network of organisations collectively constituting the secular movement. This movement, which has existed since the nineteenth century, came to life in the early twenty-first century with the emergence of the New Atheism, an aggressive assault on religion led by thinkers such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens. |
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