Imagining creation: [proceedings of a Symposium on Creation Stories, held at University College London]

Mesopotamian creation stories / W.G. Lambert -- Creation stories in ancient Egypt / Stephen Quirke -- You can't get here from there : the logical paradox of ancient Indian creation myths / Wendy Doniger -- Stories of the beginning : origin myths in Africa south of the Sahara / Mineke Schipper -...

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Corporate Author: Symposium on Creation Stories 2003, London (Other)
Contributors: Geller, Markham J. 1949- (Editor) ; Schipper, Mineke 1938- (Other) ; Douglas, Mary 1921-2007 (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2008
In: IJS studies in Judaica (5)
Year: 2008
Series/Journal:IJS studies in Judaica 5
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Creation myth
Further subjects:B Creation Mythology Congresses
B Conference program 2003 (London)
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Summary:Mesopotamian creation stories / W.G. Lambert -- Creation stories in ancient Egypt / Stephen Quirke -- You can't get here from there : the logical paradox of ancient Indian creation myths / Wendy Doniger -- Stories of the beginning : origin myths in Africa south of the Sahara / Mineke Schipper -- Modern Jewish attitudes to the concept of myth / Wout Jac. van Bekkum -- Extract from Genesis 1-2 translation and commentary, Norton, NY 1996 / Robert Alter -- The Bible in the making : Slavonic creation stories / Florentina Badalanova -- Arab creation stories beyond the pale / Abdullah al-Udhari -- Lurianic creation myths / Daphne Freedman
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004157654