Scafi, Alessandro, author.

Maps of paradise / Alessandro Scafi.

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
©2013

176 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

"For two millennia, learned Christians have wondered where on earth the primal paradise could have been located. Where was the idyllic Garden of Eden that is described in the Bible? ... Maps of Paradise charts the diverse ways in which scholars and mapmakers from the eighth to the twenty-first century rose to the challenge of identifying the location of paradise on a map"--Jacket flap.
"Scafi guides readers from late antiquity to the present, describing each society's vision of paradise and revealing how each struggled to translate these visions into map form. He pays particular attention to maps from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, a period that witnessed a remarkable evolution of paradise from a remote place impossible to detect with any precision, to a locale that could be depicted in recognizable maps. In addition, Scafi traces the changing perception of paradise over time, drawing heavily on historical debates about faith versus reason and theology versus philosophy, and demonstrates how these impacted the choices mapmakers made when constructing their maps."--Publisher's website.

9780226082615 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
022608261X (cloth ; alkaline paper)
(e-book)
9780226106083
022610608X

Paradise Maps.
Geographical myths.
Paradise Comparative studies.
Mythes géographiques.
Paradis Études comparatives.
Paradise
Karte
Kartografie
Paradies
Rezeption

Comparative studies.
Maps
Cartes géographiques.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 288384
Cote: BIB 230062
Statut: Disponible