| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 200 pages) |
| Series |
Universal- und kulturhistorische Studien = Studies in universal and cultural history |
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Universal- und kulturhistorische studien.
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| Contents |
Introductory Remarks -- Cosmogony in Progress. The Creation Myths from Rgvedic to Brāhmanic Texts -- Explaining the Emergence of Social Institutions in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerian Myth Enki and the World Order -- The Facets of the Diamond. Notes on Ancient Egyptian Cosmogonies -- Of Gods and Men: Bridging the Gap between Cosmogony and the Heroic Age in Early Greek Legendary History -- Evil in Genesis and Other Ancient Near Eastern Creation Stories -- The Emergence of the World in Early Greek Theogonies from Hesiod to Acusilaus -- The Myth of the Supreme Creator in Arabian Lands -- Völuspá, the Uncertainty of Norse Creation Myths and some Babylonian Parallels -- The Creation of the World according to Lakota Sioux Belief, Friedrich Pöhl -- Concluding Remarks |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cosmogony.
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Cosmogony in literature.
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Cosmogony
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Cosmogony in literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bernabé Pajares, Alberto, editor.
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Martin Hernández, Raquel, editor.
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| ISBN |
9783658321840 |
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3658321849 |
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