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Book: Atheism in Five Minutes

Chapter: 45. What Is the Historical Role of Atheism in Literature and the Arts?

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.43331

Blurb:

This chapter examines literary and visual depictions of unbelief from the early modern period to the present. By highlighting diverse portrayals of atheistic worlds and characters, the chapter contends that attitudes toward unbelief are not merely shaped by logical arguments and rational debate but by the stories we tell ourselves about godlessness.

Chapter Contributors

  • James Bryant Reeves (jreeves@txstate.edu - jbreeves) 'Texas State University'