The Jesuit and the Skull: Teilhard de Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man

Aczel, Amir

ISBN 10: 1594489564 / ISBN 13: 9781594489563

Edité par Riverhead Hardcover, 2007

Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. N° de réf. du vendeur A11T-01016

Synopsis :

The Jesuit and the Skull In December 1929, in a cave near Peking, a group of anthropologists and archaeologists that included a young French Jesuit priest named Pierre Teilhard de Chardin uncovered a pre-human skull. The find quickly became known around the world as Peking Man and was acclaimed as the missing link between erect hunting apes and our Cro-Magnon ancestors. It also became a provocative piece of evidence in th... Full description

Présentation de l'éditeur: From the New York Times bestselling author of Fermat?s Last Theorem, ?an extraordinary story?( Philadelphia Inquirer) of discovery, evolution, science, and faith.

In 1929, French Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a part of a group of scientists that uncovered a skull that became known as Peking Man, a key evolutionary link that left Teilhard torn between science and his ancient faith, and would leave him ostracized by his beloved Catholic Church. His struggle is at the heart of The Jesuit and the Skull, which takes readers across continents and cultures in a fascinating exploration of one of the twentieth century?s most important discoveries, and one of the world?s most provocative pieces of evidence in the roiling debate between creationism and evolution.

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Titre : The Jesuit and the Skull: Teilhard de ...
Éditeur : Riverhead Hardcover
Date d'édition : 2007
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette