Freedom in the making of western culture

Argues that the concept of personal freedom developed as it did only in the Western world because of the role of women, along with slaves and foreigners, as outsiders, but that the Christian concept of spiritual freedom led to the justification of socialhierarchies.

First sentence: Who were the first persons to get the unusual idea that being free was not only a value to be cherished but the most important thing that someone could possess?

Year

1991

Language

English

Publisher

Basic Books

Editions

1

Pages

516

ISBN

9780465025329

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