Description: No markings. Although the idea that all human beings are descended from Adam is a long-standing conviction in the West, another version of this narrative exists: human beings inhabited the Earth before, or alongside, Adam, and their descendants still occupy the planet. In this engaging and provocative work, David N. Livingstone traces the history of the idea of non-Adamic humanity, and the debates surrounding it, from the Middle Ages to the present day. From a multidisciplinary perspective, Livingstone examines how this alternative idea has been used for cultural, religious, and political purposes. He reveals how what began as biblical criticism became a theological apologetic to reconcile religion with science--evolution in particular-- and was later used to support arguments for white supremacy and segregation. From heresy to orthodoxy, from radicalism to conservatism, from humanitarianism to racism, Adam's Ancestors tells an intriguing tale of twists and turns in the cultural politics surrounding the age-old question, "Where did we come from? "a great piece of scholarship and an equally great read. Particularly instructive is Livingstone's discussion of monogenism, polygenism, and the various ways these theories of human origins were used in the social and political arena. This is a substantial contribution to the history of anthropology, of evolution theory, of race and racialist thought, and of science and religion. --Nicolaas Rupke, Institute for Science History, Georg-August University of Göttingen "a remarkable achievement. It is a tightly organized and coherently packaged account of a set of ideas which mainstream scholarship now ignores. controversial themes and explosive issues abound in Livingstone's work, which is important, topical, and fascinating.--Colin Kidd, University of Glasgow Please examine all photographs carefully. All proceeds go to the Blount County Friends of the Library to benefit the Blount County Public Library in Maryville, Tennessee. Thank you for visiting our store! bh
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Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Adam's Ancestors : Race, Religion, and the Politics of Human Origins
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Subject: Life Sciences / Evolution, Christian Theology / Anthropology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Christianity / General, History, Anthropology / General, Europe / Medieval
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2008
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 21.7 Oz
Author: David N. Livingstone
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Religion, Social Science, Science, History
Series: Medicine, Science, and Religion in Historical Context Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
