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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication date
November 27, 2008
Pages
240
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780521090841
ISBN-10
0521090849
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Original list price
$44.99
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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.
Editions
Hardcover
from Cambridge Univ Pr (December 1, 1999)
9780521660761 | details & prices | 240 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $99.99
About: This book offers a fascinating account of the central myth of Western culture - the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
About: This book offers a fascinating account of the central myth of Western culture - the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Cambridge Univ Pr (November 27, 2008)
9780521090841 | details & prices | 240 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $44.99
About: This book offers a fascinating account of the central myth of Western culture - the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
About: This book offers a fascinating account of the central myth of Western culture - the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
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