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Adam gestures towards a radiant Eve, flesh of his flesh. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo.

God stands in the centre of Eden; to the left he breathes life into Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

A provocative naked young woman lying on a bed, death (a cloaked skeleton) sits at her side, a naked man walks away from the bed with his head bowed, towards a throng of diseased and dying people; representing syphilis. Watercolour by R. Cooper.

Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

A woman with long brown hair buries her face in her purple hands. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.

God creates Eve; she tempts Adam. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

The fall; expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve raise a family and set to work. Engraving by Scotin, c. 1765.

Adam and Eve are expelled from Eden by a sword-bearing angel. Lithograph by N. Consoni after Raphael.

Nudité et pudeur : le mythe du processus de civilisation / Hans Peter Duerr ; traduit de l'allemand par Véronique Bodin avec la participation de Jacqueline Pincemin.

Shame faced / Stephanie E.

Rape culture and shame / Slutwalk Chicago.

Is shame necessary? : new uses for an old tool / Jennifer Jacquet ; illustrations by Brendan O'Neill Kohl.

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Nudité et pudeur : le mythe du processus de civilisation / Hans Peter Duerr ; traduit de l'allemand par Véronique Bodin avec la participation de Jacqueline Pincemin.

Shame faced / Stephanie E.

Adam and Eve cover their nakedness as God makes his wrath felt in the Garden of Eden. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

Rape culture and shame / Slutwalk Chicago.

Is shame necessary? : new uses for an old tool / Jennifer Jacquet ; illustrations by Brendan O'Neill Kohl.