The Indian River that Flows from Paradise

Di Serio, Chiara

dc.contributor.author	Di Serio, Chiara
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-10T07:44:24Z
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dc.date.issued	2022-11-28
dc.identifier.issn	2084-140X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11089/45833
dc.description.abstract	In the Jewish Antiquities (I, 1, 3), when paraphrasing the passage of Genesis 2, 10–15, Flavius Josephus notes that the four rivers springing in paradise are the Phison (Φεισὼν), which passes through India and is called Ganges by the Greeks, the Euphrates and Tigris, which flow into the Red Sea, and finally the Geon, which crosses Egypt and is called the Nile by the Greeks. Starting from Josephus’ comments, this research focuses on the various interpretations of the Genesis passage, and in particular on the references to the Phison in the writings of the hellenised Jewish and Christian authors. The contents of these texts show common traits with Greco-Roman sources that describe India as a utopian space outside of history. Therefore, the analysis of the documents reveals how a sequence of texts developed over the centuries, starting from a utopian image of India and reaching a definition of a land close to paradise.	en
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego	pl
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Studia Ceranea. Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe	en
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dc.subject	Eden	en
dc.subject	Evilat	en
dc.subject	India	en
dc.subject	Phison	en
dc.subject	Ganges	en
dc.subject	Indus	en
dc.subject	Hyphasis	en
dc.title	The Indian River that Flows from Paradise	en
dc.type	Article
dc.page.number	51-74
dc.contributor.authorAffiliation	University of Cyprus, Department of Classics and Philosophy, 1 Eressou Street, First Floor, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus	en
dc.identifier.eissn	2449-8378
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