In the Beginning - Creation Myths From Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece

Klappentext Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. The texts are complemented by essays on the cultural contexts in which the myths arose. Zusammenfassung Addressed to students of classical mythology! religion! and comparative mythology! this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible! the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis! and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. The texts are complemented by essays on the cultural contexts in which the myths arose.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: &apos, Joan Major brien, Wilfred Major, Major Wilfred, O&apos, Joan O'Brien, Joan Major O''brien, O'Brien Joan
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.01.1982
• EAN: 9780891305590
• ISBN: 978-0-89130-559-0
• Seiten: 224
• Serien: American Academy of Religion A; AAR Aids for the Study of Religion
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Philosophy, Folklore, myths & legends, Philosophy of religion, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)