From Eden to Eternity: Creations of Paradise in the Later Middle Ages (The Middle Ages Series)

Synopsis

Introduction : Creating Paradise -- Ch. 1. The Body In Eden. Creating Bodies ; Bodily Functions ; The Pleasures Of Paradise ; Being Fruitful And Multiplying ; The Children Of Eden ; What Adam Knew ; Creating Souls ; Eden As Human Habitat -- Ch. 2. Power In Paradise. Dominion Over The Animals ; Domestic Dominion : The Origins Of Economics ; Power And Gender ; Unequal Men : The Origins Of Politics ; Power And Possession : The Origins Of Ownership ; The Insubordinate Fall -- Ch. 3. Death And The Paradise Beyond. The Death Of The Animal ; The Body Returns ; Representing Paradise : From Eden To The Patria ; Perfecting Children's Bodies ; Rewarding Inequality ; Negotiating The Material ; Resurrecting The Senses ; Somewhere Over The Rainbow -- Coda : Between Paradises. Introduction: Creating Paradise -- The Body In Eden -- Power In Paradise -- Death And The Paradise Beyond -- Coda: Between Paradises. Alastair Minnis. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [329]-347) And Index.