Screen LibraryLiving with the gods : on beliefs and peoples /
Until fairly recently, religion as a major influence on the nature of individual societies around the world seemed to be on the wane. Now, far from being marginalized, the relationship between faith and society has moved to the center of politics and global conversation. Neil MacGregor's new bo...
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Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | [London] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Until fairly recently, religion as a major influence on the nature of individual societies around the world seemed to be on the wane. Now, far from being marginalized, the relationship between faith and society has moved to the center of politics and global conversation. Neil MacGregor's new book traces the ways in which different societies have understood and articulated their places in the cosmic scheme. It examines mankind's beliefs not from the perspective of institutional religions but according to how shared narratives have shaped societies--and what happens when different narratives r |
| Item Description: |
"Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series"--Cover. "BBC Radio 4, The British Museum"--Title page. |
| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 488 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780241308295 0241308291 |
| Index Number: | BL60 |
| CLC: | B920 |
| Call Number: | B920/M147 |
| Contents: | Our place in the pattern -- Fire and state -- Water of life and death -- The return of the light -- Harvest and homage -- Powers earthly and divine -- Thy kingdom come -- Turning the screw -- "There is no God!" -- Living with each other. |