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This introductory chapter defines terms used in the book. It sets up the format in which five primary mythic themes are treated in the chapters that follow. The subject of Chapter 1 is the concept of deity. Chapter 2 will treat the creation myth, Cha
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Tricksters are central particularly in animistic mythologies such as those from Africa, Native America, and Australia. Ananse and Legba are African examples, and Iktome, Coyote, and Raven are popular in America. In Australia, ancient figures who do w
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The place of myth in our world, in our collective and individual lives, is the subject of this concluding segment. How do the myths of our religious traditions affect the way we see ourselves and others? Is there an essential conflict between myth an
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C3.P1C3.P2Flood myths are ubiquitous. They are found, for instance, in Greek, Egyptian, and Toltec mythologies. The Sumerian/Babylonian and biblical myths and their similarities are discussed here. Flood myths are associated closely with creation myt
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Basic types of creation myth are treated here. The ex nihilo (from nothing) myth, for instance, emphasizes creation from the mind of the Creator (e.g., Yahweh/God/Allah) or creation from the words of the Creator (e.g., the Polynesian Io). The creatio
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Lord Raglan, Joseph Campbell, and several modern critics have analyzed the “hero with a thousand faces,” especially studying the hero quest with its archetypal phases such as the miraculous conception, the quest itself, the descent to the underwo
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This book treats myths from all parts of the word, first from a cultural and then from a more comparative perspective. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When compa
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