Creation myths of the world : an encyclopedia /
Leeming, David Adams, 1937-
Creation myths of the world : an encyclopedia / David A. Leeming. - second edition. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2010. - 1 online resource (2 volume (xx, 553, I-29 pages)) : illustrations
Description based on print version record. Rev. edition of: Encyclopedia of creation myths. c1994.
Includes bibliographies and index.
volume 1. Parts I-II ; -- volume 2. Parts III-IV.
Nearly every belief system in every part of the world has its own distinctive answers to how the world was created, often taking the form of a story or myth. These narratives offer insight into a culture's values, its world view, and its interpretations of the relationship between the individual, society, and the divine.
Creation--Comparative studies--Encyclopedias.
Electronic books.
BL325 / .C743 2010
Creation myths of the world : an encyclopedia / David A. Leeming. - second edition. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2010. - 1 online resource (2 volume (xx, 553, I-29 pages)) : illustrations
Description based on print version record. Rev. edition of: Encyclopedia of creation myths. c1994.
Includes bibliographies and index.
volume 1. Parts I-II ; -- volume 2. Parts III-IV.
Nearly every belief system in every part of the world has its own distinctive answers to how the world was created, often taking the form of a story or myth. These narratives offer insight into a culture's values, its world view, and its interpretations of the relationship between the individual, society, and the divine.
Creation--Comparative studies--Encyclopedias.
Electronic books.
BL325 / .C743 2010