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Theresa Sanders - Approaching Eden - 9780742563339 - V9780742563339
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Approaching Eden

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Description for Approaching Eden Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
You don't have to be religious for the story of Adam and Eve to have touched your life. From Voldemort's snake mascot in Harry Potter novels to the "forbidden fruit" apple that puts Snow White to sleep in fairy tales, we are inundated with references to the Garden of Eden in popular culture from an early age. On a deeper level, the story has been used as justification for conflicting viewpoints on issues ranging from nudity to marriage to slavery. Approaching Eden digs much deeper than merely cataloguing entertaining Adam and Eve references in popular culture by exploring how these ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742563339
SKU
V9780742563339
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Theresa Sanders
Theresa Sanders is associate professor of religion at Georgetown University. She is the author of Celluloid Saints.

Reviews for Approaching Eden
Sanders takes readers through a myriad of sources, ranging from medieval Jewish legends about Lilith to episodes of The Simpsons and movies such as Pleasantville (1998). . . . Recommended.
CHOICE, April 2010
Her study reveals the assumptions we have made about what the story both says and doesn't say. She accomplishes this in articulate fashion that engages, ... Read more

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