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The most comprehensive resource available on creation myths from around the world—their narratives, themes, motifs, similarities, and differences—and what they reveal about their cultures of origin.ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence.Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more. Cover Page......Page 1 Title: Creation Myths of the World An Encyclopedia......Page 4 ISBN 9781598841749......Page 5 Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 14 The Meaning of Myth......Page 16 Creation Myths......Page 18 I The Creation Myth Types......Page 20 Ex Nihilo Creation......Page 21 Creation from Chaos......Page 28 World Parent Creation......Page 35 Emergence Creation......Page 40 Earth-Diver Creation......Page 43 ACHOMAWI......Page 50 ACOMA (AA’KU)......Page 51 AINU......Page 54 ALGONQUIN......Page 55 ALTAIC......Page 56 ANATOLIAN......Page 58 ANISHINABE (OJIBWE, CHIPPEWA)......Page 59 APACHE......Page 60 ARANDAN (ARUNTAN)......Page 65 ARAPAHO......Page 67 ARIKARA......Page 68 ASSINIBOINE......Page 69 ASSYRIAN......Page 71 AYMARAN......Page 72 AZTEC (MEXICA)......Page 73 BABYLONIAN......Page 75 BALTIC......Page 80 BALUBA......Page 81 BANKS ISLANDS......Page 82 BASONGE......Page 84 BATAK......Page 85 BLACKFOOT (SIKSIKA)......Page 86 BLOODS......Page 87 BON (BONPO)......Page 88 BUDDHIST......Page 90 BULU......Page 91 BURIAT......Page 92 CAHTO (KATO, KAIPOMO)......Page 94 CANAANITE......Page 95 CELTIC......Page 96 CERAM......Page 97 CHEROKEE (TSALAGI)......Page 99 CHEYENNE......Page 100 CHINESE......Page 101 CHRISTIAN......Page 105 CHUKCHEE......Page 107 CREEK (MUSKOGEE)......Page 109 CROW (ABSARKOES, APSAALOOKE)......Page 110 CUPEÑO (KUUPANQAXWICHEN)......Page 112 DIEGUEÑOS......Page 113 DINKA......Page 114 DOGON......Page 115 DYAK (DAYAK)......Page 118 EFE......Page 119 EFIK......Page 120 EGYPTIAN......Page 121 FANG (FAN)......Page 125 FIJI ISLANDS......Page 127 FINNISH (FINNO-UGRIC)......Page 128 FON......Page 129 GARO (ACHIK)......Page 130 GILBERT ISLANDS......Page 131 GNOSTIC......Page 132 GOND......Page 133 GREEK......Page 135 GUARANI......Page 139 HAIDA......Page 140 HAWAIIAN......Page 142 HEBREW......Page 143 HOPI......Page 150 HOTTENTOT......Page 155 HUNGARIAN (MAGYAR)......Page 156 HURON......Page 157 IJAW (IJO)......Page 158 INCA......Page 159 INDIAN......Page 161 INUPIAT (INUPIAQ)......Page 167 IPURINA (APURINA)......Page 168 IRISH......Page 169 ISLAMIC......Page 172 JAIN......Page 173 JAPANESE (SHINTO)......Page 174 JIVARO (SHUAR)......Page 176 JOSHUA (TCE’METUN)......Page 178 KAGABA......Page 179 KIKUYU......Page 180 KIOWA......Page 181 KODIAK......Page 182 KOKOWARRA......Page 183 KONO......Page 184 KOREAN......Page 185 KRACHI......Page 186 LAGUNA (KAWAIK)......Page 187 LAO......Page 188 LAPP (SAMI)......Page 189 LENAPE (DELAWARE)......Page 190 LUISEÑO......Page 192 MAASAI......Page 193 MAIDU......Page 194 MALAGASY......Page 196 MALOZI (LOZI, ALYUI, BAROTSE)......Page 197 MANDAN......Page 198 MANDE......Page 200 MAORI......Page 202 MAPUCHE......Page 204 MARSHALL ISLANDS......Page 205 MAYAN......Page 206 MINYONG......Page 209 MIXTEC......Page 210 MODOC......Page 211 MOHAWK (KANIENKAHA)......Page 212 MONGOLIAN......Page 213 MUNDURUC......Page 215 NANDI......Page 216 NAVAJO (DINE)......Page 217 NEGRITOS......Page 222 NEW BRITAIN......Page 223 NEW HEBRIDES......Page 224 NEZ PERCE......Page 225 NGOMBE (BANGALA)......Page 226 NGURUNDERI......Page 227 NORSE......Page 228 NUP......Page 231 NYAMWEZI......Page 232 OKANAGAN (ISANKUAFLI)......Page 233 OMAHA......Page 234 ONONDAGA......Page 235 ONEIDA......Page 236 OQOMIUT......Page 237 OSAGE......Page 238 PAPAGO (TOHONO O’ODHAM)......Page 239 PAPUA NEW GUINEA......Page 240 PAWNEE......Page 241 PENOBSCOT......Page 242 PERSIAN (IRANIAN)......Page 243 PHOENICIAN......Page 244 PIMA (AKIMAL O’ODHAM)......Page 245 POLYNESIAN......Page 246 POMO......Page 248 PUEBLO PEOPLE......Page 249 ROMAN......Page 250 ROMANIAN (RUMANIAN)......Page 252 SALISHAN (FLAT HEADS)......Page 254 SAMOAN......Page 255 SAN CRISTOBAL......Page 257 SCIENTIFIC......Page 258 GA’)......Page 259 SIBERIAN......Page 261 SIKH......Page 262 SIOUX......Page 263 SKAGIT......Page 264 SOLOMON ISLANDS......Page 265 SUMERIAN......Page 266 SUMU......Page 268 SWAHILI......Page 269 TAHITIAN......Page 270 TALMUDIC......Page 272 TANTRIC......Page 273 TEWA......Page 274 THOMPSON INDIANS......Page 277 TIERRA DEL FUEGO......Page 278 TLINGIT......Page 279 TOLTEC......Page 280 TSIMSHIAN......Page 281 TUNGUS......Page 284 TUSCARORA......Page 286 UITOTO......Page 287 UTE......Page 288 VIETNAMESE......Page 289 WAHUNGWE......Page 290 WAPANGWA......Page 292 WINNEBAGO......Page 293 WYANDOT......Page 294 YAKIMA......Page 296 YAMI......Page 297 YANA......Page 298 YAO......Page 299 YARURO......Page 300 YOKUT......Page 303 YOLUGU......Page 305 YORUBA......Page 307 YUCHI (TSOYAHA)......Page 308 YUKI......Page 309 YUMA (K-WICHHNA)......Page 310 YURUCARE......Page 311 ZIA......Page 312 ZOROASTRIAN......Page 313 ZULU......Page 315 ZUNI......Page 316 AGES OF CREATION......Page 320 ANCESTORS IN CREATION......Page 321 ANIMALS IN CREATION......Page 322 ANIMISTIC CREATION......Page 324 AXIS MUNDI IN CREATION......Page 326 BIRTH AS CREATION METAPHOR......Page 327 BODILY WASTE OR FLUIDS AS CREATION SOURCE......Page 329 CLAY-BASED CREATION......Page 331 COSMIC EGG IN CREATION......Page 332 COYOTE IN CREATION......Page 333 CREATION MYTHS AS CURING......Page 334 CULTURE HEROES IN CREATION......Page 335 DEATH ORIGIN IN CREATION......Page 336 DEUS FABER CREATION......Page 338 DEUS OTIOSUS OR ABSCONDITUS IN CREATION......Page 340 DEVIL IN CREATION......Page 341 DISMEMBERMENT OF PRIMORDIAL BEING AS CREATION......Page 342 DUALITY IN CREATION......Page 345 ETIOLOGICAL CREATION MYTHS......Page 346 FALL FROM GRACE IN CREATION......Page 348 FATHER CREATORS......Page 349 FLOOD IN CREATION MYTHS......Page 351 FOUR DIRECTIONS IN CREATION......Page 354 GODDESS AS CREATOR......Page 355 IMPERFECT OR ACCIDENTAL CREATION......Page 357 INCEST IN CREATION......Page 358 PRIMORDIAL WATERS IN CREATION......Page 360 RAVEN IN CREATION......Page 362 SACRIFICE IN CREATION......Page 364 SEPARATION OF HEAVEN AND EARTH IN CREATION......Page 365 SEXUAL IMPULSE IN CREATION......Page 366 SHAMANISM AND CREATION......Page 369 SKY WOMAN DESCENDS......Page 370 SUN IN CREATION......Page 371 THOUGHT-BASED CREATION......Page 373 TRICKSTER IN CREATION......Page 374 TWINS IN CREATION......Page 376 TWO CREATORS MOTIF......Page 378 WOMAN AS SOURCE OF EVIL......Page 379 WORD-BASED CREATION......Page 381 IV Glossary......Page 384 Myths Categorized According to the Five Basic Types......Page 532 Themes and Motifs Frequently Associated with the Five Basic Types......Page 536 Myths Characterized by Particularly Popular Themes and Motifs......Page 537 Myths Listed by Region and General Culture Area......Page 555 Annotated Bibliography......Page 560 A......Page 573 B......Page 575 C......Page 576 D......Page 578 E......Page 579 F......Page 580 G......Page 581 H......Page 582 I......Page 583 K......Page 584 L......Page 585 M......Page 586 N......Page 589 O......Page 590 P......Page 591 R......Page 593 S......Page 594 T......Page 596 V......Page 598 W......Page 599 Z......Page 600 About the 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ABC-CLIO's breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence.

Expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Creation Myths of the World begins with introductory essays on the five basic types of creation stories, analyzing their nature and significance. Following are over 200 creation myths, each introduced with a brief discussion of its culture of origin. At the core of the new edition is its enhanced focus on creation mythology as a global human phenomenon, with greatly expanded coverage of recurring motifs, comparative themes, the influence of geography, the social impact of myths, and more.

ABC-CLIOÕs breakthrough reference work on creation beliefs from around the world returns in a richly updated and expanded new edition. From the Garden of Eden, to the female creators of Acoma Indians, to the rival creators of the Basonge tribe in the Congo, Creation Myths of the World: An Encyclopedia, Second Edition examines how different cultures explain the origins of their existence Nearly every belief system in every part of the world has its own distinctive answers to how the world was created, often taking the form of a story or myth. These narratives offer insight into a culture's values, its world view, and its interpretations of the relationship between the individual, society, and the divine.