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Enticed by Eden

Name: Enticed by Eden
Author: Linda S. Schearing
ISBN: 9781602585430

How Western Culture Uses, Confuses, (and Sometimes Abuses) Adam and Eve

by Linda S. Schearing and Valarie H. Ziegler

Published by: Baylor University Press

Imprint: Baylor University Press

Our curious obsession with the first family.

Sales Date: Thursday, 17th Jan 2013

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Sex, seduction, and the perfect marriage. Though it may not have been the intent of Genesis 1-3, the biblical first couple has been used for generations to sell consumable goods and strange ideologies--both salacious and holy--to willing western masses. And, Linda Schearing and Valarie Ziegler argue, Adam and Eve have become archetypal figures for secular and religious society alike as they are transplanted from their ancient garden to a more modern Eden, often with eyebrow-raising consequences.

Finding common ground between both religious and secular recastings of Adam and Eve, Schearing and Ziegler offer page-turning evidence of just how ubiquitous the first couple has become. From online dating services and promises of God-ordained romance to the advertising and selling of games, bathroom fixtures, and even risqué bloomers, Adam and Eve are a hot commodity in modern culture. These strange, confusing, often humorous, and sometimes shocking accounts testify to the myriad of ways in which Genesis 1-3 has been recycled and recreated in the popular imagination, and moreover, in promotion of the Western worldview.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Recreating Eden

1. Someday My Prince Will Come: When Eden Becomes Camelot

2. This One Shall Be Called Soul Mate (Or Will She?!): Adam, Eve, and Online Dating

3. Adam as Alpha Male: Christian Domestic Discipline and the Erotics of Wife Spanking

Recycling Eden

4. Laughing at Adam and Eve: Humor and Gender Stereotypes

5. And You Thought the Fruit Was Tempting? Adam, Eve, and Advertising

6. Ecstasy in Eden: The Sexploitation of Adam and Eve

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Linda S. Schearing is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Gonzaga University.

Valarie H. Ziegler is Professor of Religious Studies, DePauw University.

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How Western Culture Uses, Confuses, (and Sometimes Abuses) Adam and Eve