TY - BOOK AU - Dobson,Geoffrey P. TI - A chaos of delight: science, religion and myth and the shaping of Western thought SN - 9781845530198 U1 - 140 21E PY - 2005/// CY - London, Oakville [Conn.] PB - Equinox Pub. KW - Religion and science KW - Mythology N1 - Index; Bibliogr. p. 437-462; Science, religion and myth : making sense of the world -- Life among the gods, part I : the Sumerians, service and supplication -- Life among the gods, part II : ancient Egyptians, optimism and opportunity -- The Presocratics : from myth to philosophical reason -- Classical philosophy : different roads to truth -- Early Christianity : the historical road to one God -- Medieval Christendom : faith and reason -- The triumphant rise of Western science : methodologies, mathematics and measurement -- The big bang : starlight to superstrings -- Origins of life : from molecules to machines -- Humankind's evolutionary origins and emergence of mind -- Tradition at the crossroads : seeking unity in diversity ER -