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What does the story of the Flood mean to us and why does it so stir the collective imagination? When the Great Abyss Opened examines the history of our attempts to understand the Flood, from medieval Jewish and Christian speculation about the physical details of the ark to contemporary efforts to link it to scientific findings. Unraveling the mythical dimensions of the parallel Mesopotamian flood stories and their deeper social and psychological significance, J. David Pleins also considers the story's positive uses in theology and moral instruction. Noah's tale, however, has also been invoked as a means of justifying exclusion, racism, and anti-homosexual views. Pro-slavery advocates, for example, used the story of Noah's Curse on Ham's son Canaan to rationalize the enslavement of Africans. Throughout this expansive and lively book, Pleins sheds new light on our continuing attempts to understand this ancient primal myth. Noah's Flood, he contends, offers a unique case study that illuminates the timeless and timely question of how fact and faith relate.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge

• Plný název: When the Great Abyss Opened
• Autor: J David Pleins
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 260
• EAN: 9780199733637
• ISBN: 0199733635
• ID: 04036658
• Nakladatelství: Oxford University Press Inc
• Hmotnost: 400 g
• Rozměry: 228 × 151 × 18 mm
• Datum vydání: 27. May 2010

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