A comprehensive collection of creation stories ranging across widely varying times and cultures, including Ancient Egyptian, African, and Native American.
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"A landmark book" -- -- Maurice Friedman, author of Touchstones of Reality
"An Anthology devoted to myths of creation has long been needed and the selection in this volume is first-rate..." -- -- Parabola
"An Anthology devoted to myths of creation has long been needed and the selection in this volume is first-rate..." -- -- Parabola
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A comprehensive collection of creation stories ranging across widely varying times and cultures, including Ancient Egyptian, African, and Native American.
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How the World was Created -- According to the World,
By Sarah T. Adams (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Primal Myths: Creation Myths Around the World (Paperback)
This is an incredibly thorough book that lists, in short story form, the creation myths from all over the world. It is incredibly thorough, covering even Inuit and Siberian legends. A great way to learn about the world's peoples by learning their folk tales of how the world was created. And what a great price for such an invaluable Cultural Anthropology book!
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Deja vu all over again,
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This review is from: Primal Myths: Creating the World (Paperback)
Forget Joseph Campbell. This is the ultimate myth book, hundreds of creation myths from all over the globe. Sproul shows that our socalled modern ideas--from the big bang to the steady state universe--repeat myths formed thousands of years ago, from the inhabitants of Mesopotamia to the South Sea islanders. Who needs a big bang when you have a "great cosmic copulation?"
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This review is from: Primal Myths: Creation Myths Around the World (Paperback)
I have read a few books of this type, and although it's not my favorite overall mythology collection, for creation mythology specifically it can't be beat. I used it for an anthropology paper comparing creation myths from around the world and bought this just to for the paper but will definitely be holding on to it. The translation and presentation strikes the fine line that most books miss, most are either too focused on making the myth exiting and readable, or too focused on giving just the facts and the story becomes too boring. This book is right in between, the stories read like they are meant to: interesting and entertaining and at the same time loaded with information specific to the society who created them. the only thing I wish it had were some pictures, but overall I was very happy with my buy.
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THE MOST PROFOUND human questions are the ones that give rise to creation myths: Who are we? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vibratory centers, creation chant, myriad creatures, chaotic waters, primal man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Hactcin, New York, Lone Man, Spider Woman, Heart of Heaven, Mousso Koroni, Old Testament, Our Father God, Ant People, Simboumba Tangnagati, American Folklore Society, Near Eastern, Ancient Men, India Rosa, Lao Tzu, Living Spirit, First Creator, Great Ultimate, Corn Mother, Popol Vuh, Chuang Tzu, Clarendon Press, Father of Greatness, New Zealand, Revised Standard Version New!
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THE MOST PROFOUND human questions are the ones that give rise to creation myths: Who are we? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vibratory centers, creation chant, myriad creatures, chaotic waters, primal man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Black Hactcin, New York, Lone Man, Spider Woman, Heart of Heaven, Mousso Koroni, Old Testament, Our Father God, Ant People, Simboumba Tangnagati, American Folklore Society, Near Eastern, Ancient Men, India Rosa, Lao Tzu, Living Spirit, First Creator, Great Ultimate, Corn Mother, Popol Vuh, Chuang Tzu, Clarendon Press, Father of Greatness, New Zealand, Revised Standard Version New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Holy Bible by New International Version on 8 pages
- Holy Bible by Thomas Nelson on 8 pages
- The Babylonian Genesis: The Story of Creation by Alexander Heidel on 6 pages
- Zurvan: A Zoroastrian Dilemma by R. C. Zaehner on 5 pages
- Hindu Scriptures by Dominic Goodall on 4 pages
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- Lost Discoveries : The Ancient Roots of Modern Science--from the Babylonians to the Maya by Dick Teresi on page 170, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Dictionary of Creation Myths (Oxford Paperback Reference) by David Adams Leeming on page 257, and Back Matter
- The Fashioning of Angels: Partnership As Spiritual Practice by STEPHEN & ROBIN LARSEN in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Out of Chaos: Refounding Religious Congregations by Gerald A. Arbuckle in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods: An Exploration into the Religious Significance of Male Homosexuality in World Perspective (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) by John Dececco Phd in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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