Gender, Creation Myths and their Reception in Western Civilization: Prometheus, Pandora, Adam and Eve...

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Dr Lisa Maurice (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) Dr Tovi Bibring (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)

Gender, Creation Myths and their Reception in Western Civilization

Prometheus, Pandora, Adam and Eve

Dr Lisa Maurice (Bar-Ilan University, Israel), Dr Tovi Bibring (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)

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Bloomsbury Academic
24 August 2023

Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Comparative religion; Old Testaments

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception

This volume offers an instructive comparative perspective on the Judaic, Christian, Greek and Roman myths about the creation of humans in relation to each other, as well as a broad overview of their enduring relevance in the modern Western world and its conceptions of gender and identity. Taking the idea that the way in which a society regards humanity, and especially the roots of humanity, is crucial to an understanding of that society, it presents the different models for the creation and nature of mankind, and their changing receptions over a range of periods and places.

It thereby demonstrates that the myths reflect fundamental continuities, evolutions and developments across cultures and societies: in no context are these more apparent than with regard to gender.

Chapters explore the role of gender in Graeco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian creation myths and their reception traditions, demonstrating how perceptions of 'male' and 'female' dating back to antiquity have become embedded in, and significantly influenced, subsequent perceptions of gender roles. Focusing on the figures of Prometheus, Pandora, Adam and Eve and their instantiations in a broad range of narratives and media from antiquity to the present day, they examine how variations on these myths reflect the concerns of the societies producing them and the malleability of the stories as they are recast to fit different contexts and different audiences.

Edited by: Dr Lisa Maurice (Bar-Ilan University Israel), Dr Tovi Bibring (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350212862
ISBN 10: 1350212865
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 24 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lisa Maurice is Associate Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Tovi Bibring is Associate Professor in the Department of French Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Reviews for Gender, Creation Myths and their Reception in Western Civilization: Prometheus, Pandora, Adam and Eve

I would recommend this collection of well-researched essays to interested and curious scholars and educators hoping to learn more about how the “West” has understood our beginnings as humans and as engendered beings. * The Classical Outlook *