Myths Of Creation

Author : Marie-Louise von Franz
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780834840805

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Creation Myths by Marie-Louise von Franz Pdf

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.

Author : David A. Leeming
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781598841756

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Creation Myths of the World [2 volumes] by David A. Leeming Pdf

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.

Author : David Adams Leeming,David Adams (Professor of English and Comparative Literature Leeming, University of Connecticut)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Creation
ISBN : 0195102754

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A Dictionary of Creation Myths by David Adams Leeming,David Adams (Professor of English and Comparative Literature Leeming, University of Connecticut) Pdf

Author : Wilfred G. Lambert
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575068619

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Babylonian Creation Myths by Wilfred G. Lambert Pdf

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.

Author : David A. Leeming,Kathleen Morgan Drowne
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015038170034

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Encyclopedia of Allegorical Literature by David A. Leeming,Kathleen Morgan Drowne Pdf

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

Author : Anthony Aveni
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300251241

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Creation Stories by Anthony Aveni Pdf

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.

Author : Carolyn North
Publisher : ICRL Press
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781936033027

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In the Beginning by Carolyn North Pdf

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.

Author : David A. Leeming,Margaret Adams Leeming
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994-06-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : IND:30000045056961

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Encyclopedia of Creation Myths by David A. Leeming,Margaret Adams Leeming Pdf

In encyclopedic format, this book presents creations myths, beliefs of ancient civilizations around the world, including Greeks, Romans, and others.

Author : Philip Freund
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780720618051

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Myths of Creation by Philip Freund Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Armadillo
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1861478666

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Creation Myths by Anonim Pdf

Classic creation stories from ancient cultures around the world, a beautifully illustrated anthology of comparative mythology.

Author : Stephanie Dalley
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780199538362

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Myths from Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley Pdf

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.

Author : Charles H. Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0807602388

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Alpha the Myths of Creation by Charles H. Long Pdf

Author : Charles H. Long
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Creation
ISBN : IND:39000001800973

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Alpha by Charles H. Long Pdf

After discussing the nature of religion, mythic and scientific modes of thinking and the general character of creation myths, Charles Long interprets five major types of such myths: creation from nothing, emergence myths, world-parent myths, creation from Chaos and from the cosmic egg, and earth-diver myths. Original texts of creation myths from a wide range of cultures offer insights into the authentic ways of mythic thinking and expression.

Author : Leonard William King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Akkadian language
ISBN : OCLC:878145130

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The Seven Tablets of Creation by Leonard William King Pdf

Author : Zhaoyuan Tian,Shuxian Ye,Hang Qian
Publisher : Springer
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9811559309

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Myths of the Creation of Chinese by Zhaoyuan Tian,Shuxian Ye,Hang Qian Pdf

Drawing on the sun, moon, dragon, phoenix, Nuwa, Yandi, Huangdi and other widely circulated cultural elements as examples, this book addresses the development and evolution of the most representative Chinese creation myths regarding nature, totems, ancestors and saints. The book not only interprets key creation myths, but also elaborates on the connection between the myths and some of the core values and concepts in Chinese civilization. For example, the long and jade culture is rooted in the Yellow Emperor’s revered jade weapon. Further, the book reveals the kernels of truth in the myths by presenting new research findings and research methods.