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Quotes from The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve — Stephen Greenblatt

born 1943 United States

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In Gilgamesh the human formed from clay is a wild man, with flowing hair (possibly all over his body) and the strength and manner of life of the animals. In Genesis the clay human is created "in the image of God" and has from the beginning the status of one who is not a companion to the other animals but of one who dominates them.

The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve (2017)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Stephen Greenblatt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.