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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Main Author:	Almond, Philip C. (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1999
Subjects:	Adam / (Biblical figure) Eve / (Biblical figure) Adam und Eva Bible / Genesis I-III / Influence Geschichte 1600-1700 Bibel Eden / History of doctrines / 17th century Geistesleben England / Intellectual life / 17th century England
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Summary:	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 Bible formed a fundamental basis for studies in all subjects, and influenced greatly the way that people understood the world. Drawing extensively on primary sources he covers subjects as diverse as theology, history, philosophy, botany, language, anthropology, geology, vegetarianism, and women. He demonstrates the way in which the story of Adam and Eve was the fulcrum around which moved lively discussions on topics such as the place and nature of Paradise, the date of creation, the nature of Adamic language, the origins of the American Indians, agrarian communism, and the necessity and meaning of love, labour and marriage
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 240 pages)
ISBN:	9780511585104
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511585104