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From Eden to eternity : creations of paradise in the later Middle Ages / Alastair Minnis.

Van Pelt Library BS1237 .M56 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Minnis, A. J. (Alastair J.), author.
Series:
Middle Ages series
The Middle Ages series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible. Genesis, I-XI.
Eden--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Eden.
Paradise--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Paradise.
Bible. Genesis, I-XI--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Bible.
Theological anthropology--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Theological anthropology.
Theological anthropology--Christianity--History of doctrines.
Eden in art.
History.
Christianity.
Physical Description:
x, 358 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Contents:
Chapter 1 The Body in Eden 24
Creating Bodies 26
Bodily Functions 33
The Pleasures of Paradise 37
Being Fruitful and Multiplying 46
The Children of Eden 54
What Adam Knew 57
Creating Souls 66
Eden as Human Habitat 73
Chapter 2 Power in Paradise 84
Dominion over the Animals 85
Domestic Dominion: The Origins of Economics 95
Power and Gender 99
Unequal Men: The Origins of Politics 114
Power and Possession: The Origins of Ownership 117
The Insubordinate Fall 134
Chapter 3 Death and the Paradise Beyond 140
The Death of the Animal 141
The Body Returns 152
Representing Paradise: From Eden to the Patria 165
Perfecting Children's Bodies 178
Rewarding Inequality 186
Negotiating the Material 192
Resurrecting the Senses 197
Somewhere over the Rainbow 207.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-347) and index.
ISBN:
9780812247237
081224723X
OCLC:
907193859
Publisher Number:
40025181592
40025192195

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