Approaching Eden : Adam and Eve in popular culture /
You don't have to be religious for the story of Adam and Eve to have touched your life. From Voldemort's snake mascot in Harry Potter novels to the "forbidden fruit" apple that puts Snow White to sleep in fairy tales, we are inundated with references to the Garden of Eden in popu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | You don't have to be religious for the story of Adam and Eve to have touched your life. From Voldemort's snake mascot in Harry Potter novels to the "forbidden fruit" apple that puts Snow White to sleep in fairy tales, we are inundated with references to the Garden of Eden in popular culture from an early age. On a deeper level, the story has been used as justification for conflicting viewpoints on issues ranging from nudity to marriage to slavery. Approaching Eden digs much deeper than merely cataloguing entertaining Adam and Eve references in popular culture by exploring how these references. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 245 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-236) and index. Includes filmography: pages 237-239. |
ISBN: | 9781442200630 1442200634 1282522140 9781282522145 9780742563339 0742563332 9786612522147 6612522143 |