- Paperback: 168 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press; New edition edition (1 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0300076487
- ISBN-13: 978-0300076486
- Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.2 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 786,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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 scholars and theologians who have endorsed or rejected the flood story.
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The story of the Flood, which we know from Genesis and associate with Noah, originated in Mesopotamia. Read the first page
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The story of the Flood, which we know from Genesis and associate with Noah, originated in Mesopotamia. Read the first page
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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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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Bridges gap between physical and social/human sciences
9 Mar 1997
Format:Hardcover
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
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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30 Aug 2003
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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.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Another brilliant piece of historical analysis from Cohn
22 July 1999
Format:Hardcover
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.
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