A Very Brief History of Eternity

by Carlos Eire

Book Overview

From the author of Waiting for Snow in Havana, a brilliant cultural history of the idea of eternity

What is eternity? Is it anything other than a purely abstract concept, totally unrelated to our lives? A mere hope? A frightfully uncertain horizon? Or is it a certainty, shared by priest and scientist alike, and an essential element in all human relations?

In A Very Brief History of Eternity, Carlos Eire, the historian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691152500
• ISBN13: 9780691152509
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"