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The God Delusion

book by Richard Dawkins
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The God Delusion
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The God Delusion is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,834 views/month, #35 of 6,426).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Richard Dawkins[3]
  • Publisher: Bantam Press[4], Иностранка (издательство)[5], Qanun[6]
  • Genre: scientific literature[7], philosophical literature[8]
  • Follows: The Ancestor's Tale[9]
  • Followed by: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution[10]
  • Commons category: The God Delusion[11]
  • Language of work or name: English[12]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[13]
  • Publication date: October 2, 2006[14]
  • Has edition or translation: The God Delusion[15]
  • Main subject: criticism of religion[16], atheism[17]
  • Described at URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/22/books/review/Holt.t.html[18]
  • Number of pages: 560[19]
  • Title: The God Delusion[20]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 525b2163-59a1-42e0-9b79-f47ff243bc8e[22]

Why It Matters

The God Delusion has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

philosophy religion Richard Dawkins science United Kingdom

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  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Publisher → —
    Number of pages → {'amount': '+560'}
    Main subject → criticism of religion, atheism
    Followed by → The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
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