{"product_id":"the-darkening-age-catherine-nixey","title":"The Darkening Age (Catherine Nixey)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bold, dazzling and provocative' - Peter Frankopan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Silk Roads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book uncovers what was lost when Christianity won' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Darkening Age\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Catherine Nixey tells the little-known - and deeply shocking - story of how a militant religion deliberately tried to extinguish the teachings of the Classical world, ushering in unquestioning adherence to the 'one true faith'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roman Empire had been generous in embracing and absorbing new creeds. But with the coming of Christianity, everything changed. This new faith, despite preaching peace, was violent, ruthless and intolerant. And once it became the religion of empire, its zealous adherents set about the destruction of the old gods. Their altars were upturned, their temples demolished and their statues hacked to pieces. Books, including great works of philosophy and science, were consigned to the pyre. It was an annihilation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A searingly passionate book' - Bettany Hughes, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Book of the Year in the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eCatherine Nixey studied Classics at Cambridge and now works as a journalist at the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has previously appeared in the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She lives in England, with her husband. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkening Age\u003c\/i\u003e, was an international bestseller, and won a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65807961260381,"sku":"K066499792","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/6649979200001A.jpg?v=1788496832","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-darkening-age-catherine-nixey","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}