Creation Myths

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834840804
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Creation Myths by : Marie-Louise von Franz

Download or read book Creation Myths written by Marie-Louise von Franz and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creation myths are the deepest and most important of all myths because they are concerned with both the basic patterns of existence and the ultimate meaning of life. In this book, an eminent Jungian analyst examines the recurring motifs that appear in creation myths from around the world and shows what they teach us about the mysteries of creativity, the cycles of renewal in human life, and the birth of consciousness in the individual psyche. Among the topics discussed are: • Why the creative process is often accompanied by anxiety, depression, loneliness, and fear of the unknown. • The meaning of creation motifs such as the egg, the seed, the primordial being, the creative fire, the separation of heaven and earth, and the four stages of creation. • Creation symbolism in the alchemical opus of medieval tradition. • How creation-myth motifs appear in the dreams of people who are on the verge of a leap forward in consciousness.

In the Beginning

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Publisher : ICRL Press
ISBN 13 : 193603302X
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Beginning by : Carolyn North

Download or read book In the Beginning written by Carolyn North and published by ICRL Press. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION MYTHS FROM AROUND THE WORLD is a beautifully illustrated and informative collection of creation stories from 15 cultures, using indigenous sources. These stories demonstrate that creation is ongoing, everywhere and always, and that all of us are creators all of the time. This engaging book of images and stories is ultimately about creativity in all its forms. Originally an exhibition, IN THE BEGINNING has appeared in museums, galleries, churches, and schools in several U.S. cities. An audio version of the book, in which the myths are read by Amy Walker, is available from Findhorn Press.

Babylonian Creation Myths

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Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 1575068613
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Babylonian Creation Myths by : Wilfred G. Lambert

Download or read book Babylonian Creation Myths written by Wilfred G. Lambert and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Creation Stories

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Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300251246
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Creation Stories by : Anthony Aveni

Download or read book Creation Stories written by Anthony Aveni and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of the World [2 volumes]

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1598841750
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (988 download)

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Book Synopsis Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes] by : David A. Leeming

Download or read book Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes] written by David A. Leeming and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin. ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence. Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.

A Dictionary of Creation Myths

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ISBN 13 : 9780195102758
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (27 download)

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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Creation Myths by : David Adams Leeming

Download or read book A Dictionary of Creation Myths written by David Adams Leeming and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myths of Creation

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Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618053
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis Myths of Creation by : Philip Freund

Download or read book Myths of Creation written by Philip Freund and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

In the Beginning

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780152387426
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (874 download)

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Book Synopsis In the Beginning by : Virginia Hamilton

Download or read book In the Beginning written by Virginia Hamilton and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1988 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.

Creation Myths and Legends of the Creek Indians

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Publisher : Orange Grove Texts Plus
ISBN 13 : 9781616101213
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Book Synopsis Creation Myths and Legends of the Creek Indians by : Bill Grantham

Download or read book Creation Myths and Legends of the Creek Indians written by Bill Grantham and published by Orange Grove Texts Plus. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A long-needed study of the creation stories and legends of the Creek Indian people and their neighbors...including the influential Yuchi legends and Choctaw myths as well as those of the Hitchiti, Alabama, and Muskogee." -Charles R. McNeil, Msueum of Florida History, Tallahassee The creation stories, myths, and migration legends of the Creek Indians who once populated southeastern North America are centuries--if not millennia--old. For the first time, an extensive collection of all known versions of these stories has been compiled from the reports of early ethnographers, sociologists, and missionaries, obscure academic journals, travelers' accounts, and from Creek and Yuchi people living today. The Creek Confederacy originated as a political alliance of people from multiple cultural backgrounds, and many of the traditions, rituals, beliefs, and myths of the culturally differing social groups became communal property. Bill Grantham explores the unique mythological and religious contributions of each subgroup to the social entity that historically became known as the Creek Indians. Within each topical chapter, the stories are organized by language group following Swanton's classification of southeastern tribes: Uchean (Yuchi), Hitchiti, Alabama, Muskogee, and Choctaw--a format that allows the reader to compare the myths and legends and to retrieve information from them easily. A final chapter on contemporary Creek myths and legends includes previously unpublished modern versions. A glossary and phonetic guide to the pronunciation of native words and a historical and biographical account of the collectors of the stories and their sources are provided. Bill Grantham, associate professor of anthropology at Troy State University in Alabama, is anthropological consultant to the Florida Tribe of Eastern Creeks. He has contributed chapters to several books, including The Symbolic Role of Animals in Archaeology.

Sun Songs

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Sun Songs written by Raymond Van Over and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature

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Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature by : David A. Leeming

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature written by David A. Leeming and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Creation Myths

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Publisher : Armadillo
ISBN 13 : 9781861478665
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Creation Myths written by and published by Armadillo. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic creation stories from ancient cultures around the world, a beautifully illustrated anthology of comparative mythology.

Myths from Mesopotamia

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Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0199538360
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Book Synopsis Myths from Mesopotamia by : Stephanie Dalley

Download or read book Myths from Mesopotamia written by Stephanie Dalley and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2000 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Patterns of Creativity Mirrored in Creation Myths

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
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Book Synopsis Patterns of Creativity Mirrored in Creation Myths by : Marie-Luise von Franz

Download or read book Patterns of Creativity Mirrored in Creation Myths written by Marie-Luise von Franz and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Primal Myths

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060675012
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Book Synopsis Primal Myths by : Barbara C. Sproul

Download or read book Primal Myths written by Barbara C. Sproul and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1979-12-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive collection of creation stories ranging across widely varying times and cultures, including Ancient Egyptian, African, and Native American.

The Popol Vuh

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Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486845001
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)

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Book Synopsis The Popol Vuh by : Lewis Spence

Download or read book The Popol Vuh written by Lewis Spence and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcribed from Mayan hieroglyphs, the Popol Vuh relates the mythology and history of the Kiché people of Central America. There is no document of greater importance to the study of pre-Columbian mythology.

How the World Began

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Publisher : Lorenz Books
ISBN 13 : 9780754810711
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis How the World Began by : Gilly Cameron Cooper

Download or read book How the World Began written by Gilly Cameron Cooper and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.