10.26180/5e589599a7e51 Steve Joyce Steve Joyce Ireland as a Biblical Eden: A Unified Vision of Landscape in Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica? Monash University 2020 Library annual report History 2020-02-28 04:22:48 Conference contribution https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/conference_contribution/Ireland_as_a_Biblical_Eden_A_Unified_Vision_of___Landscape_in_Bede_s_Historia_Ecclesiastica_/11911581 Literary and liturgical approaches to landscape in the early medieval West often speak to profound views on theological or ideological issues. Whether nature is good or bad; its law benevolent or barbaric? Whether domination of the environment is a divine stewardship or the beginnings of human pride? Whether Nature is a cruel mistress or a divine judge? These papers examine literary and aural landscapes from the early medieval West to shine more light on the deeper human questions at the heart of their creation.