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The Yoruba gods Olorun, Orunmila, Obatala, Olokun, and Eshu alike have many powers. The Hindu gods, in turn, represent the concep...
warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...
males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...
from Muslims and Arabs and in the United Kingdom, Hindus and Sikhs have insisted that they should not be collectively referred to ...
and furthermore substantiates the domination of men over women. The clear message is that the patriarchal, punishing Jehovah shoul...
Kali or present age (The Hindu temple). The Hindu temple is a public shrine where the presence of the gods is still felt, though t...
are not to be allowed any form of independence - they cannot even undertake religious fasts on their own initiative, but must join...
Adam and Eve, in the Garden of Eden and God as Creator. However, at this point, with the intervention of the devil, there is a cru...
China). This was too much for the earth and it burned and cracked (A Creation Story from China). The rivers became dry and the peo...
In three pages this paper discusses creation's divinity as an important theme of the poem 'The Lamb' by William Blake....
of the battle between Zeus and Typhon is the most well-delineated and graphically-portrayed of any of them. Zeus and Typhon Typho...
brother. As with all female orphans, she becomes a "servant" in her uncles household (Emecheta, 1983, p. 17). Her uncles family co...
This paper is in outline form and pertains to literature promoting understanding of the nature of the god Siva in Hinduism. ...
Water (Matritamah) represents the feminine or maternal aspects of life in the Hindu tradition. An integral function of the ...
involvement. He indicates that the Native American population was not like other regions that the Europeans had colonized, for the...
This 3-page paper is a book review for Berkun's Myths of Innovation....
(Logia.com). "Unmoved by the dissuading counsel of an affectionate but timid sister, and unable to procure assistance, she determi...
aspects of the people from whom it is spawned. Barthes views on the evolution and purpose of myth are echoed...
This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...
In five pages this paper presents an insightful conversation regarding whether or not a God transcending creation can be meaningfu...
In five pages this paper discusses how Campbell's text distinguishes myth through art and also considers such topics as dreaming, ...
In five pages this paper examines the anthropological text in an evaluation of the myths and rituals the author describes....
In four pages this paper compares the creation myths found in the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and 'In the Beginning' of t...
In twelve pages this paper contrasts and compares Christianity's belief with the account of the Mic Mac creation myth. Six source...
originate in the collective unconscious of the race as a whole, saying that they were "primordial images which have always been th...
time Atum decided that there should be more Earth and to this task Atum gave Shu and Tefnut. They created Geb (Earth) and Nut (sky...
particular motif is also seen in biblical passages that indicate Yahwehs strength: "Was it not you who split Rahab in half, who pi...
character traits are highly prized in this culture. Light, represented by Mother Sun, seems to sustain and nurture everything. Eve...
studying it in the same way we study language (Csapo, 2005, p. 220). His theory puts more emphasis on the meaning of myth rather t...
period of blissful co-existence between gods and humans, when differences were few. A utopian time of eternal springtime, people ...