In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece
by Joan O'Brien
2021-01-10 12:21:14
In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece
by Joan O'Brien
2021-01-10 12:21:14
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 Hesi...
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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 textsare complemented by essays on the cultural contexts in which the myths arose.
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