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Creation Stories of the Middle East

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This text is a study of the myths about the beginning of the cosmos, earth, and humankind in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Syria-Palestine and Persia, putting the tales in their historical and regional context. It provides the reader with general information concerning the emergence and development of each and every culture whose stories are presented and discussed. Themes such as preexistence, creation of the universe, time frame, emergence of humankind, gender roles and incest, paradise and destruction are analysed.
The land and its peoples; before writing - lost stories of the prehistoric period; in search of foundations - the Sumerian origin; creation of the Universe; creation and destruction of humankind; the quest for immortality; the divine reality - creation of the Universe; the human reality - who cares? Anatolia - the divine struggle for power; Syria-Palestine - before dethroning the deities; Persia - the good and the bad; one text, different authors; creation of the Universe - the echo of mesopotamian tradition; creation and the fall of humankind - blaming the woman; the wicked, the flood, and the ''moody'' God; the Quran - same story, new interpretation; science versus religion - manipulating the past to meet the future. Conclusions. Bibliography. Chronological charts. Maps.
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