Adam''s Ancestors - Race, Religion, and the Politics of Human Origins

Although the idea that human beings are descended from Adam is a long-standing conviction in the West, another version of this narrative exists: human beings inhabited the Earth before, or alongside, Adam, and their descendants still occupy the planet. This work examines how this idea has been used for cultural, religious and political purposes.

Product details

• Authors: David N. Livingstone
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2008
• EAN: 9780801888137
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8813-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works