A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age

by Steven Nadler

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The story of one of the most important--and incendiary--books in Western history

When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:069116018X

ISBN13:9780691160184

Release Date:November 2013

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:0.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"

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History Philosophy Religion Religion & Spirituality

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