9780733316388 - CURIOUS OBSESSIONS : The History of Science and Spirituality de Kohn-rachael (4 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Good. Sound tight decent paperback, free of markings, as shown. Some indents to covers minor corner rubbing. 2007 ABS 1st ptg, 242pp. Book.

Secondhand, Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Rachael KohnFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 272A monk who kept banned books in a secret library under the nose of the Pope; an abbess who designed outlandish royal garments for her nuns; a magician who practised the dark arts to advise Queen Elizabeth I; archaeologists who discovered a goddess just in time for feminism; utopians who never quite found what they were looking for; explorers who searched for the ten lost tribes of Israel but found new continents instead; a nation that was convinced it was a lost race and started a world war to prove it; an eccentric doctor and a mad monk who intuited scientific truths well before future generations would prove their theories were right. these are just some of the astonishing stories in which religious quests have spurred humankind on to great discoveries or enabled them to realise their dreams. In Curious Obsessions: Stories from the Ark, based on the ABC Radio National program, Rachael Kohn-one of Australia's leading religious broadcasters and academics-explores subjects from science to spirituality through the lens of a host of fascinating characters and in this intriguing and wide-ranging book. Secondhand, Paperback.

Trade Paperback. 1st Edition. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 242 pages. This book is a captivating look at the famous and the forgotten, at episodes- both extraordinary and disastrous- from the past that, whether in astronomy or medicine in the New Age, exert their far-reaching influences today.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are a bit tanned and foxed. The front endpaper has a gift inscription with a personal address, which appears to be written by Rachael Kohn. 242 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.