In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece (American Academy of Religion AIDS for the Study of Religion) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for In the Beginning 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.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Published: 02 January 1982
- Format: Paperback 224 pages
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- Categories: Folklore, Myths & Legends | European History | Philosophy Of Religion | Comparative Religion
- ISBN 13: 9780891305590 ISBN 10: 0891305599
- Sales rank: 1,130,926
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Full description for In the Beginning
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.
