Creation Myths
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Publisher: Armadillo
Published: 2019-08-08
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781861478665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClassic creation stories from ancient cultures around the world, a beautifully illustrated anthology of comparative mythology.
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African Myths of Origin
Author: Stephen Belcher
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2005-12-01
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 0141935316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGathering a wide range of traditional African myths, this compelling new collection offers tales of heroes battling mighty serpents and monstrous birds, brutal family conflict and vengeance, and desperate migrations across vast and alien lands. From impassioned descriptions of animal-creators to dramatic stories of communities forced to flee monstrous crocodiles, all the narratives found here concern origins - whether of the universe, peoples or families. Together, they create a kaleidoscopic picture of the rich and varied oral traditions that have shaped the culture and society of successive generations of Africans for thousands of years, throughout the long struggle to survive and explore this massive and environmentally diverse continent.
The Origin of Life and Death
Author: Ulli Beier
Publisher: East African Publishers
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9780435900236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a collection of creation myths from West, East, Central and North Africa.
How the World Began
Author: Gilly Cameron Cooper
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780754810711
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Myths of Origin
Author: Catherynne M. Valente
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781890464141
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Collected here for the first time, [the author's] early short novels explore, deconstruct, and ultimately explode the seminal myths of both East and West"--P. [4] of cover.
Creation Myths
Author: Marie-Louise von Franz
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Published: 2017-05-09
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0834840804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA leading Jungian scholar analyzes common motifs in creation myths from cultures around the world, explaining how they “inform the collective unconscious and contribute to our ability to create as human beings” (Parabola) 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.
A Dictionary of Creation Myths
Author: David Adams Leeming
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780195102758
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBabylonian Creation Myths
Author: Wilfred G. Lambert
Publisher: Penn State Press
Published: 2013-09-26
Total Pages: 657
ISBN-13: 1575068613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor 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.
A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths
Author: Stephen P. Kershaw
Publisher: Robinson
Published: 2013-02-07
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 1472107543
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance. This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume.
Origins of the Specious
Author: Patricia T. O'Conner
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published: 2010-08-24
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0812978102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed. In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.
