Adam and Eve in Seventeenth-Century Thought

Klappentext Fascinating account of the biblical story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Zusammenfassung Philip Almond explores the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in seventeenth-century English thought. He creates a vivid picture of the mainstream and marginal theological and philosophical readings of the Edenic tradition! and of its central role in the major intellectual issues! both religious and secular. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The origin of man; 2. The perfection of man; 3. The quest for paradise; 4. Animalia; 5. Adam's rib; 6. The fall; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Philip C. Almond, Philip C. (University of Queensland) Almond, Almond Philip C., Almond Philip C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.2008
• EAN: 9780521090841
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09084-1
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Theology, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Bible readings, selections and meditations