Imagining creation / edited by Markham J. Geller and Mineke Schipper ; with an introduction by Mary Douglas.
| Other author | Geller, Markham J. |
| Other author | Schipper, Mineke. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, |
| Description | xxii, 424 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | IJS studies in judaica, 1570-1581 ; v. 5 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007046780 |
| ISBN | 9789004157651 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9789004186231 (paperback : acid-free paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |