4.3
Religion & Spiritualitet
In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'.
The Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. And once it became the religion of empire, its zealous adherents set about the destruction of the old gods. Their altars were upturned, their temples demolished and their statues hacked to pieces. Books, including great works of philosophy and science, were consigned to the pyre. It was an annihilation.
A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator, the Observer, and BBC History Magazine A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Nonfiction
© 2018 Macmillan Digital Audio (Ljudbok): 9781509895762
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 14 juni 2018
4.3
Religion & Spiritualitet
In The Darkening Age, Catherine Nixey tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'.
The Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. And once it became the religion of empire, its zealous adherents set about the destruction of the old gods. Their altars were upturned, their temples demolished and their statues hacked to pieces. Books, including great works of philosophy and science, were consigned to the pyre. It was an annihilation.
A Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph, the Spectator, the Observer, and BBC History Magazine A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Nonfiction
© 2018 Macmillan Digital Audio (Ljudbok): 9781509895762
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 14 juni 2018
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Slavica
28 juni 2020
Respekt!! Vore det inte för kristendomen skulle vi haft internet på 1500-talet!
Rodrigo
9 mars 2021
Ever wondered why Greek statues are always missing limbs? It is not because they are old...
Kristian
3 juli 2020
Väldigt intressant och bra skriven, Och uppskattar alltid historia ur ett annat perspektiv
Kristian
3 mars 2022
Boken får en att förstå varför det tog så långt tid innan människan kunde återupptäcka all den visdom från antiken som gick förlorad under århundraden...
Michaela
21 feb. 2024
Id argue the most important book to read 2024 since the world is spiraling out of control. Let us not repeate last mistakes by re-writing our own history, removing litterature, blackwashing films, removing comments and self censorhip. By doing this we are on our way back to the second dark age. By reading/listening to this book i urge you to see how history has repeted it self time and time again. Lets finally learn! This author deserves the nobel litterature price!! An absolute star!
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