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02943aam a2200421 a 4500 001 8EEC2520152711E3AA706A77DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130904010050 008 961120r19971946mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 96051594 020 $a 9780801856549 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 080185654X (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)36051277 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d UKM $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCQ $d OCLCG $d BDX $d BUR $d JHE $d NUI $d SILO 050 00 $a BL2747 $b .M45 1997 082 00 $a 200 $2 21 100 1 $a Mencken, H. L. $q (Henry Louis), $d 1880-1956. 245 10 $a Treatise on the gods / $c H.L. Mencken. 250 $a 2nd ed., corr. & rewritten. John Hopkins pbk. ed. 260 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 1997. 300 $a xii, 319 p. ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Maryland paperback bookshelf 500 $a Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1946. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-302) and index. 505 00 $g 5. $t Its state today. $g 2. $t Its evolution -- $g 3. $t Its varieties -- $g 4. $t Its Christian form -- $g 5. $t Its state today. 510 4 $a Schrader, R.J. H.L. Mencken, $c A 40.2.f. 520 $a H. L. Mencken is perhaps best known for his scathing political satire. But politicians, as far as Mencken was concerned, had no monopoly on self-righteousness, deceit, and thievery. He also found religion to be an adversary worthy of his attention, and here he offers some of his best shots. Mencken examines religion everywhere, from India to Peru, from the myths of Egypt to the traditional beliefs of America's Bible Belt. He examines doctrines, dogmas, sacred texts, heresies, and ceremonies. He reviews the history of the Christian church and its founders. "It is Tertullian who is credited with the motto, Credo, quia absurdum est: I believe because it is incredible. Needless to say, he began life as a lawyer." Controversial even before it was published in 1930, Treatise on the Gods remains what its author wished it to be: the plain, clear challenge of honest doubt.--From publisher description. 650 0 $a Religion $v Controversial literature. 650 0 $a Christianity $v Controversial literature. 700 1 $a Thompson, George H. $q (George Howard), $d 1930-, $e collector. $5 MdBJ-P 710 2 $a George H. Thompson Collection of Henry Louis Mencken. $5 MdBJ-P 776 08 $i Online version: $a Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. $t Treatise on the gods. $b 2nd ed., corr. & rewritten. $d Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997 $w (OCoLC)762487622 830 0 $a Maryland paperback bookshelf. 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/bios/jhu052/96051594.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/jhu052/96051594.html 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171222061353.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8EEC2520152711E3AA706A77DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search