The Cosmography of Paradise: Volume 27

by Alessandro Scafi

The Cosmography of Paradise: The Other World from Ancient Mesopotamia to Medieval Europe considers the general theme of paradise from various comparative perspectives. The focus has been on the way the relationship between 'the other world' and the structure of the whole cosmos has been viewed in different ages and traditions around the Mediterranean basin, spanning from the ancient Near East to medieval Europe. Scholars coming from different fields...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1908590505
• ISBN13: 9781908590503
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Warburg Institute
• Length: 295 Pages