Beyond the Promised Land: The Movement and the Myth

by David F. Noble

Iconoclast David F. Noble traces the evolution and eclipse of the biblical mythology of the Promised Land, the foundational story of Western Culture. Part impassioned manifesto, part masterful survey... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897071019
• ISBN13: 9781897071014
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Between the Lines(CA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

A great overview

If you are familiar with Noble's thesis this is a great overview of the influence of religion (in particular Christianity) over history, with emphasis on the religious roots of Capitalism, free markets, and technology. If you want to learn more about the topic, earlier books by the same author may be more appropriate. The final chapters on Bakunin, Nietzsche, and Sartre (among others) make interesting points and a good reading.