Eire A Very Brief History of Eternity

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ISBN: 978-1-4008-3187-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Carlos Eire is the author of the memoirs Waiting for Snow in Havana, which won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2003, and Learning to Die in Miami. His other books include War Against the Idols and From Madrid to Purgatory. He is the Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Eire, Carlos

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations ix

Acknowledgments xi

Chapter I: Big Bang, Big Sleep, Big Problem 1

Chapter II: Eternity Conceived 28

Chapter III: Eternity Overflowing 67

Chapter IV: Eternity Reformed 100

Chapter V: From Eternity to Five-Year Plans 157

Chapter VI: Not Here, Not Now, Not Ever 220

Appendix: Common Conceptions of Eternity 229

Notes 233

Eternity: A Basic Bibliography 255

Index 259

Über Autor(innen)

Carlos Eire is the author of the memoirs Waiting for Snow in Havana, which won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 2003, and Learning to Die in Miami. His other books include War Against the Idols and From Madrid to Purgatory. He is the Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University.