An atheist's history of belief
Subtitle: understanding our most extraordinary invention
By: Matthew Kneale
Publisher: Counterpoint Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781619022355; 9781619024694
Subjects: Religion; History
Other titles: Understanding our most extraordinary invention
Description: Traces the roots and history of faith, from the primordial to the contemporary, examining how people establish their beliefs and the development of specific aspects of faith through historical events.
Notes: "First published in Great Britain in 2013 by The Bodley Head, UK"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Inventing gods; title: Inventing paradise; title: Inventing deals with God; title: Inventing the end of the world; title: Inventing humble heaven; title: Inventing a religion, inventing a nation; title: Inventing elsewhere; title: Inventions from the underground; title: Inventing witches; title: Inventing new comforts.