Ewa Wasilewska

Creation Stories of the Middle East

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is 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. While much has been written on this subject, this is the first work which demonstrates and explains the evolution of these stories from 3400 B.C. to modern times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781853026812
• ISBN-10: 1853026816
• Artikelnr.: 21321807

Autorenporträt

Ewa Wasilewska

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. 1. In Search of Foundation: Sumerian Origin. 2. In
Search of Control: Egyptian Theologies. 3. In Search of Tolerance:
Anatolian, Canaanite and Persian Sources. 4. In Search of One God: Biblical
and Quranic Attempts on Reconciling Realities. 5. Out of the Watery Abyss.
6. Divine Order and Its Creators. 7. Almost Divine? Chosen People. 8.
Accident or Intention? The Egyptian Lack of Interest in Human Creation. 9.
Of Mud and/or Divine. 10. Paradise: Divine or Human? 11.Were Gods Mad? The
Destruction of Humankind. 12.Where Do We All Go? Conclusions. Bibliography.
Maps. Chronological Charts. Index.