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The Devil Wins

A History of Lying from the Garden of Eden to the Enlightenment
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Is it ever acceptable to lie? This question plays a surprisingly important role in the story of Europe's transition from medieval to modern society. According to many historians, Europe became modern when Europeans began to lie--that is, when they began to argue that it is sometimes acceptable to lie. This popular account offers a clear trajectory

Author Biography:

Dallas G. Denery II is associate professor of history at Bowdoin College. He is the author of Seeing and Being Seen in the Later Medieval World: Optics, Theology, and Religious Life and the coeditor of Uncertain Knowledge: Scepticism, Relativism, and Doubt in the Middle Ages.
Release date NZ
January 18th, 2015
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Pages
352
Dimensions
152x229x28
ISBN-13
9780691163215
Product ID
22332550

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