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100 1 _aEire, Carlos M. N.
245 1 2 _aA very brief history of eternity
_h[electronic resource] /
_cCarlos Eire.
260 _aPrinceton :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_cc2010.
300 _a1 online resource (xv, 268 p.) :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[255]-258) and index.
520 _aEire 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.
505 0 _aBig bang, big sleep, big problem -- Eternity conceived -- Eternity overflowing -- Eternity reformed -- From eternity to five-year plans -- Not here, not now, not ever.
500 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aEternity
_xHistory of doctrines.
650 0 _aCivilization, Western.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aEire, Carlos M. N.
_tVery brief history of eternity.
_dPrinceton : Princeton University Press, c2010
_z9780691133577
_w(DLC) 2009022951
_w(OCoLC)318874691
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