History of Paradise
The GARDEN of EDEN in MYTH and TRADITION
Jean Delumeau, Matthew O'Connell
University of Illinois Press, 2000
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With erudition and wit, this title explores the medieval 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, it presents a luminous study of the meaning of Original Sin and the human yearning for paradise.
- ISBN-13
- 9780252068805
- ISBN-10
- 0252068807
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Year
- 2000
- Publication date
- 2000-04-20
- Pages
- 288
- Dimensions
- 231 x 152 x 25
- Weight
- 412