Representations of Eve in antiquity and the English Middle Ages / John Flood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flood, John, 1973- author.

Series:

Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; 9.

Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eve (Biblical figure).

Eve.

Bible. Genesis, I-III--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Bible.

Bible. Genesis, I-III--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Christian literature, English--History and criticism.

Christian literature, English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the first woman, Eve was the pattern for all her daughters. The importance of readings of Eve for understanding how women were viewed at various times is a critical commonplace, but one which has been only narrowly investigated. This book systematically explores the different ways in which Eve was understood by Christians in antiquity and in the English Middle Ages, and it relates these understandings to female social roles. The result is an Eve more various than she is often depicted by scholars. Beginning with material from the bible, the Church Fathers and Jewish sources, the book goe

Contents:

The Bible and its early interpretation

The influences of non-Christian traditions

Anglo-Saxon Eve

Later medieval theology : "she wrecked the whole world"

Defences of Eve

Middle English literature

Epilogue : witches.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-83776-0

1-136-83777-9

1-283-04110-3

9786613041104

0-203-83264-7

9780203832646

OCLC:

704276762