01775nam a2200385Ia 4500 ocn593209716 OCoLC 20200709055234.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100402s2010 njua sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781400831876 (electronic bk.) 1400831873 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)593209716 305777 (N$T) BT913 .E74 2010eb 236/.21 22 N$TA Eire, Carlos M. N. A very brief history of eternity [electronic resource] / Carlos Eire. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010. 1 online resource (xv, 268 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p.[255]-258) and index. 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. Big bang, big sleep, big problem -- Eternity conceived -- Eternity overflowing -- Eternity reformed -- From eternity to five-year plans -- Not here, not now, not ever. Description based on print version record. Eternity History of doctrines. Civilization, Western. Electronic books. Print version: Eire, Carlos M. N. Very brief history of eternity. Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010 9780691133577 (DLC) 2009022951 (OCoLC)318874691 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=305777 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49677 49677