num_pages: 287
description: After discussing the nature of religion, mythic and scientific modes of thinking and the general character of creation myths, Charles Long interprets five major types of such creation from nothing, emergence myths, world-parent myths, creation from Chaos and from the cosmic egg, and earth-diver myths. Original texts of creation myths from a wide range of cultures offer insights into the authentic ways of mythic thinking and expression.
language: English
title: Alpha: The Myths of Creation
titlecomplete: Alpha: The Myths of Creation (AAR Classics in Religious Studies Series, 4)
genres: Nonfiction, Mythology
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Oxford University Press