The mark of the sacred / Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise.

Author/creator Dupuy, Jean-Pierre, 1941-
Other author DeBevoise, M. B.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxvi, 214 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Uniform titleMarque du sacré. English
SeriesCultural memory in the present
Cultural memory in the present. ^A403800
Contents Prologue : the form of the sacred -- Imagining the end : a personal journey -- Science : a theology in spite of itself -- Religion : natural vs. supernatural -- Rationality and ritual : the Babylon lottery -- Justice and resentment : corruption of the best -- The nuclear menace : a new sacrament for humanity -- Epilogue : variations on vertigo.
General note"Originally published in French under the title La marque du sacré."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013007537
ISBN9780804776899 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN080477689X (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780804776905 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0804776903 (pbk. : alk. paper)