The Essence of Christianity

book by Ludwig Feuerbach
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The Essence of Christianity
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The Essence of Christianity

Summary

The Essence of Christianity is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Essence of Christianity authored Ludwig Feuerbach[3].
  • The Essence of Christianity's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Essence of Christianity's based on is recorded as Critique of Pure Reason[5].
  • The Essence of Christianity's place of publication is recorded as Leipzig[6].
  • The Essence of Christianity's country of origin is recorded as Germany[7].
  • The Essence of Christianity was published on 1841[8].
  • The Essence of Christianity's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/feuerbal/wesenchr/wesenchr.html[9].
  • The Essence of Christianity's different from is recorded as What is Christianity?[10].
  • The Essence of Christianity's copyright status is recorded as public domain[11].
  • The Essence of Christianity's copyright status is recorded as public domain[12].

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Authorship and Creation

The Essence of Christianity authored Ludwig Feuerbach[3].

Publication

The Essence of Christianity was released on 1841[8]. Its place of publication is recorded as Leipzig[6].

Why It Matters

The Essence of Christianity ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

It has been cited as an influence by Karl Marx[15], an economist[16], 1818–1883[17], of Kingdom of Prussia[18], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[19], specialised in political economics[20] and Friedrich Engels[21], an economist[22], 1820–1895[23], of Kingdom of Prussia[24], specialised in philosophy[25].

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Who did The Essence of Christianity influence?

The Essence of Christianity has been cited as an influence by Karl Marx[15] and Friedrich Engels[21].

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  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of publication Leipzig
    Author Ludwig Feuerbach
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    Different from What is Christianity?
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