Creation Stories Of The Middle East [Paperback]

Creation Stories of the Middle Eastis a comprehensive study of the myths about the beginnings of the cosmos, earth and humankind in Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia. A vast range of original texts in English translation are presented in this book. Reference is also made to archaeological and other data, including folk tales, in order to set the stories in their historical and religious context.

This book will provide the reader with general information concerning the emergence and development of each and every culture whose stories will be presented and discussed. Central creation themes will be analyzed, such as preexistence, creation of the universe from the watery chaos/order, division, order of creation, time frame, emergence of humankind, gender roles and incest, paradise and destruction. While many books and articles have been written on the subject of creation stories of the Middle East, this is the first work which demonstrates and explains the evolution of these stories from ca. 3400 B.C. to modern times.

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