History of Paradise: The Garden of Eden in Myth and Tradition by Matthew J. O'Connell, Jean Delumeau

History of Paradise: The Garden of Eden in Myth and Tradition

Matthew J. O'Connell, Jean Delumeau

288 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history religion informative reflective slow-paced
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Explores the conviction that paradise existed in a precise although unreachable earthly location. Delving into the writings of dozens of medieval and Renaissance thinkers, from Augustine to Dante, this title presents a study of the meaning of Orig...

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