Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination
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An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained
humanity's origins through narratives about the natural environment
Drawing from a vast array of creation myths-Babylonian, Greek,
Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African,
Norse, Inuit, and more-this concise illustrated book uncovers both
the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the
universe. Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of
astronomy and anthropology, examines the ways various cultures
around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what
roles the natural environment plays in shaping these narratives.
The book also celebrates the audacity of the human
imagination.Whether the first humans emerged from a cave, as in the
Inca myths, or from bamboo stems, as the Bantu people of Africa
believed, or whether the universe is simply the result of Vishnu's
cyclical inhales and exhales, each of these fascinating stories
reflects a deeper understanding of the culture it arose from as
well as its place in the larger human narrative.
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Aveni Anthony ,
Yale University Press
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Aveni Anthony,
Yale University Press
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Yale University Press
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