LEADER 02710oam 2200601I 450 001 9910791853503321 005 20230725020953.0 010 $a1-136-83776-0 010 $a1-136-83777-9 010 $a1-283-04110-3 010 $a9786613041104 010 $a0-203-83264-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203832646 035 $a(CKB)2560000000061473 035 $a(EBL)668150 035 $a(OCoLC)704276762 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000472702 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12193035 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472702 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10435191 035 $a(PQKB)10533089 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC668150 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL668150 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10452752 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL304110 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000061473 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRepresentations of Eve in antiquity and the English Middle Ages /$fJohn Flood 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (210 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in medieval religion and culture ;$v9 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-87796-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aAs the first woman, Eve was the pattern for all her daughters. The importance of readings of Eve for understanding how women were viewed at various times is a critical commonplace, but one which has been only narrowly investigated. This book systematically explores the different ways in which Eve was understood by Christians in antiquity and in the English Middle Ages, and it relates these understandings to female social roles. The result is an Eve more various than she is often depicted by scholars. Beginning with material from the bible, the Church Fathers and Jewish sources, the book goe 410 0$aRoutledge studies in medieval religion and culture ;$v9. 606 $aChristian literature, English$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aChristian literature, English$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a222/.110609420902 700 $aFlood$b John$f1973-,$01546874 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791853503321 996 $aRepresentations of Eve in antiquity and the English Middle Ages$93802746 997 $aUNINA