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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Anthony Ossa-RichardsonPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.624kg ISBN: 9780691157115ISBN 10: 0691157111 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 21 July 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsWhat is refreshing in Ossa-Richardson's approach is that it is free of the smugness, born of hindsight and sense of historical superiority, that is exhibited by many historians when looking back on past scholarly controversies. --Clive Prince, Magonia Review of Books What is refreshing in Ossa-Richardson's approach is that it is free of the smugness, born of hindsight and sense of historical superiority, that is exhibited by many historians when looking back on past scholarly controversies. --Clive Prince, Magonia Review of Books Ossa-Richardson has used the pagan oracles to rewrite an important part of early modern intellectual history. His erudition and judgment seem exemplary, and his book should be held up as a monument of modern learning and discretion. --H. C. Erik Midelfort, Renaissance Quarterly Ossa-Richardson's book should become a foundational work for exploring the changing shape of the relationship between erudition and cultural change, as well as for understanding the changing perceptions of the history of religion, and by consequence the development of a critique of contemporary religions. --Justin Champion, Reviews in History This is an erudite, complicated and ultimately rewarding book. --Michael Hunter, European History Quarterly Author InformationAnthony Ossa-Richardson is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |