Representations of Eve in antiquity and the English Middle Ages
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 wa...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Routledge
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Representations of Eve in Antiquity and the English Middle Ages. By John Flood (2013) (Murdoch, Brian)
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| Series/Journal: | Routledge studies in medieval religion and culture
9 Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture Ser |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. O.T. Genesis I-III
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Eve B Christian literature, English History and criticism B Electronic books B Bible. O.T. Genesis I-III Criticism, interpretation, etc History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Eve (Biblical figure) |
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| 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 goes o |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1283041103 |