Myths Of Creation
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Myths Of Creation
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Author : Philip Freund
language : en
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Release Date : 2014-07-01
Myths Of Creation written by Philip Freund and has been published by Peter Owen Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with Social Science categories.
An exploration of mythology, religious belief, and scientific theory on the origins of the universe. A classic study of mythology, this examination investigates stories from all continents and ages—with all their startling similarities and contrasts—to reveal the workings of the human mind and imagination. Philip Freund provides revealing insight into the universality of ideas and faith by examining a wide range of texts such as the Old Testament, the Upanishads, and Gilgamesh in his search for parallels between creation fables. The analysis estimates, for example, that more than 500 flood legends have been told by more than 250 tribes and peoples from around the world. Also featured are clear presentations of the theories of towering figures such as Freud, Jung, Frazer, Campbell, and Malinowski who have proposed variously that myths are primitive history based on literal fact, a means of expressing profound tribal wisdom and psychological and sexual truth, or that they represent a search for kinship with the animal and vegetable world. Fascinating and erudite, this revered book ranks among the select handful of core texts in any mythology collection.
A Dictionary Of Creation Myths
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Author : David Adams Leeming
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
A Dictionary Of Creation Myths written by David Adams Leeming and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Creation categories.
Creation Myths Of The World
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Author : David Adams Leeming
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
Creation Myths Of The World written by David Adams Leeming and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Creation categories.
Creation Stories
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Author : Anthony Aveni
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-20
Creation Stories written by Anthony Aveni and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-20 with History categories.
An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity's origins through narratives about the natural environment Drawing from a vast array of creation myths--Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more--this short, illustrated book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe. Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and anthropology, examines the ways various cultures around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the natural environment plays in shaping these narratives. The book also celebrates the audacity of the human imagination. Whether the first humans emerged from a cave, as in the Inca myths, or from bamboo stems, as the Bantu people of Africa believed, or whether the universe is simply the result of Vishnu's cyclical inhales and exhales, each of these fascinating stories reflects a deeper understanding of the culture it arose from as well as its place in the larger human narrative.
Creation Myths
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Armadillo
Release Date : 2019-08-08
Creation Myths written by and has been published by Armadillo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Classic creation stories from ancient cultures around the world, a beautifully illustrated anthology of comparative mythology.
Encyclopedia Of Allegorical Literature
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Author : David A. Leeming
language : en
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 1996-09
Encyclopedia Of Allegorical Literature written by David A. Leeming and has been published by ABC-CLIO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
From Absalom and Achitophel to Zadig, and from Richard Adams to William Butler Yeats, this volume presents more than 400 articles covering all aspects of literary allegory. In addition, it examines the relationship of allegory to film, music, psychoanalysis, and other fields. Includes many illustrations and black-and-white photos, and an extensive index and bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Myths From Mesopotamia
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Author : Stephanie Dalley
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Release Date : 2000
Myths From Mesopotamia written by Stephanie Dalley and has been published by Oxford Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Fiction categories.
The stories translated here all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation and stories of the Flood, but also the longest and greatest literary composition, the Epic of Gilgamesh. This is the story of a heroic quest for fame and immortality, pursued by a man of great strength who loses a unique opportunity through a moment's weakness. So much has been discovered in recent years both by way of new tablets and points of grammar and lexicography that these new translations by Stephanie Dalley supersede all previous versions. -- from back cover.
How The World Began
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Author : Gilly Cameron Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Release Date : 2003
How The World Began written by Gilly Cameron Cooper and has been published by Lorenz Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Creation categories.
A collection of creation myths from different cultures around the world from the Titans and Olympian Gods of ancient Greece to the Dreamtime of the Aboriginal peoples.
Babylonian Creation Myths
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Author : Wilfred G. Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2013-10-03
Babylonian Creation Myths written by Wilfred G. Lambert and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-03 with History categories.
For much of the last half of the twentieth century, W. G. Lambert devoted much of his research energy and effort to the study of Babylonian texts dealing with Mesopotamian ideas regarding creation, including especially Enuma Elish. This volume, which appears almost exactly 2 years after Lambert’s death, distills a lifetime of learning by the world’s foremost expert on these texts. Lambert provides a full transliteration and translation of the 7 tablets of Enuma Elish, based on the known exemplars, as well as coverage of a number of other texts that bear on, or are thought to bear on, Mesopotamian notions of the origin of the world, mankind, and the gods. New editions of seventeen additional “creation tales” are provided, including “Enmesharra’s Defeat,” “Enki and Ninmah,” “The Slaying of Labbu,” and “The Theogony of Dunnu.” Lambert pays special attention, of course, to the connection of the main epic, Enuma Elish, with the rise and place of Marduk in the Babylonian pantheon. He traces the development of this deity’s origin and rise to prominence and elaborates the relationship of this text, and the others discussed, to the religious and political climate Babylonia. The volume includes 70 plates (primarily hand-copies of the various exemplars of Enuma Elish) and extensive indexes.
Sun Songs
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Author : Raymond Van Over
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Sun Songs written by Raymond Van Over and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Creation categories.