Eire, Carlos M. N. <br/><br/>
A very brief history of eternity  [electronic resource] / 
Carlos Eire. 
 - Princeton :  Princeton University Press,  c2010. 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 268 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p.[255]-258) and index. 
<br/><br/>Big bang, big sleep, big problem -- Eternity conceived -- Eternity overflowing -- Eternity reformed -- From eternity to five-year plans -- Not here, not now, not ever. 
<br/><br/> Eire traces the concept of eternity from ancient times to the present. He examines the rise and fall of five different conceptions of eternity, how they developed, and how they have helped shape individual and collective self-understanding. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781400831876 (electronic bk.) 1400831873 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Eternity--History of doctrines.<br/>Civilization, Western.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BT913  / .E74 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>236/.21