Noah's Flood: The Genesis Story in Western Thought
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Book Overview
An exploration of the origins, development, and varying interpretations of the ancient story of Noah's flood, and an assessment of its impact on the history of ideas. It includes accounts of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300068239
ISBN13:9780300068238
Release Date:September 1996
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:154 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"
Customer Reviews
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Dazzling
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Norman Cohn never fails to dazzle and his history of the reaction to story of Noah is an interesting and compact dissection of a pivotal myth in Western culture. He traces the myth from before the bible and sets its place in Western Imagination.
Another brilliant piece of historical analysis from Cohn
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Norman Cohn has the superb ability to bring together obscure pieces of history and thought in a readable way. This book follows well on from his other books in showing how a particular episode in literature can be viewed differently over time. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in where their current thinking might be coming from.
Bridges gap between physical and social/human sciences
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
As a Geographer and an Anthropologist I am thrilled by that book. Norman Cohn's historical analysis of the Deluge interpretations leads to a better understanding of Science, and how the conditions (i.e. contextualization) of its production shapes knowledge. I will put it in my graduate students'reading list, and in my "best books"bookshelf
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