The Good And Evil Serpent
Download or Read eBook The Good And Evil Serpent PDF written by James H. Charlesworth and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : James H. Charlesworth |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 742 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780300142730 |
ISBN-13 | : 0300142730 |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Good And Evil Serpent by : James H. Charlesworth
Book excerpt: The serpent of ancient times was more often associated with positive attributes like healing and eternal life than it was with negative meanings. This groundbreaking book explores in plentiful detail the symbol of the serpent from 40,000 BCE to the present, and from diverse regions in the world. In doing so it emphasizes the creativity of the biblical authors' use of symbols and argues that we must today reexamine our own archetypal conceptions with comparable creativity.--From publisher description.