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Shoham, S. Giora, 1929-

The genesis of Genesis : the mytho-empiricism of creation / by Shlomo Giora Shoham. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011. - 1 online resource ([xi], 311 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311).

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY

"The Genesis of Genesis is about the mytho-empiricism of creation-- cosmogony. In its attempt to compare the mythologies of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean cultures--Egyptian, Greek, Judaic and Mesopotamian--the Judaic cosmogony of genesis, which is unique in its reliance on the word as creative agent, is contrasted with the Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian mythologies, which are more deterministic"--Publisher


English.

ISBN: 9781443827621 1443827622 1283142171 9781283142175 9786613142177 6613142174

Standard No.: 9786613142177

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Creation--Comparative studies.
Beginning.
Cosmology--Comparative studies.
Dualism.
Création--Études comparatives.
Commencement (Philosophie)
Cosmologie--Études comparatives.
Dualisme.
dualism.
Philosophy.
Religion: general.
Humanities.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Theology.
Beginning
Cosmology
Creation
Dualism

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Comparative studies

LC Class. No.: BL227 / .S56 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 202.4