Adam and Eve in seventeenth-century thought /

This book offers a fascinating account of the central myth of Western culture - the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Philip Almond examines the way in which the gaps, hints and illusions within this biblical story were filled out in seventeenth-century English thought. At this time, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Almond, Philip C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Adam > (Biblical figure)
Eve > (Biblical figure)
Bible. > Genesis, I-III > Influence.
Bible. > Genesis, I-III
1600-1699
Eden > History of doctrines > 17th century.
Éden > Histoire des doctrines > 17e siècle.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Intellectual life.
Paradijs.
England > Intellectual life > 17th century.
Angleterre > Vie intellectuelle > 17e siècle.
England.
Engeland.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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