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005			20251028093318.0
008			130724s2014 enka b 001 0 eng d
010			_a 2012276237
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781780761558
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020			_a9781780761558 (hbk.)
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035			_a(OCoLC)855200701
050		4	_aBL 325 .C7 _bE9 2014
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100	1		_aEvans, G. R. _q(Gillian Rosemary) _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFirst light : _ba history of creation myths from Gilgamesh to the God-particle / _cG.R. Evans.
264		1	_aLondon : _bI.B. Tauris, _c2014.
300			_axiii, 306 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-294) and index.
505	0		_aThe universe begins. Disagreements about first principles. -- Why it is difficult to agree. What is the evidence? ; The great rival religious theories ; Choosing an approach ; Going to see. -- The main competing explanations. The beginning of the world: a one-off event? ; Creation as a system: initiation followed by a process of planned development? ; The search for a key.
520			_aDid the universe start with a bang, or has it existed always? Was there a supernatural being behind it all, or just mindless forces? The beginning of things has forever tested the limits of curiosity, and such questions have both challenged atheists and inspired believers. Ancient cultures resorted to myth and symbolism to tell vibrant stories about human origins. Later civilizations added philosophical and scientific explanations: but these are not definitive. The nature and meaning of existence, the "why" as much as the "how" questions, are in the end mysterious. In this book the author explores the world's myriad creation stories against the background of the biggest question there is: what are we doing here? Discussing Swahili legends that resemble the Book of Genesis, Greek tales about the Titans, Native American, Inca and Mesopotamian mythologies, and Vedic creation cycles that begin with a cosmic egg or seed, the author surveys polytheist, monotheist and dualist ideas about supernatural power. Tracing the history of humanity as it has struggled, over many millennia, to make sense of itself, The Creation Myth will attract students of religion, history and philosophy and general readers alike. -- From publisher's website.
650		0	_aCreation _xMythology.
650		0	_aCreation _xHistory of doctrines.
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