num_pages: 176
description: Born in Bucharest, Rumania, Eliade studied at the Univ. of Bucharest &amp; at the Univ. of Calcutta with Surendranath Dasgupta. After taking a doctorate in 1933 with a dissertation on yoga, he taught at the Univ. of Bucharest &amp;, after the war, at the Sorbonne in Paris. From '57, he was professor of the history of religions at the Univ. of Chicago. He was at the same time a writer of fiction, appreciated especially in Western Europe, where several of his novels &amp; volumes of short stories appeared in French, German, Spanish &amp; Portuguese. This book is made up of the first two chapters (Part 1) of his From Primitives to Zen: A Thematic Sourcebook of the History of Religions (1967). In his typical fashion, Eliade here has created a well organized sourcebook for the study of comparative mythology &amp; religion. The book is organized by section &amp; includes summaries from various scholars or translations of important mythic texts. Among others, you will find here portions of the Avestas, portions of the Rig Veda &amp; the Uppanishads, various myths of creation from around the world etc. Additionally Homeric hymns, works by Hesiod &amp; even parts of the Koran are included.--Christopher R. Travers
language: English
title: Gods, Goddesses & Myths of Creation: A Thematic Sourcebook of the History of Religions
titlecomplete: Gods, Goddesses & Myths of Creation: A Thematic Sourcebook of the History of Religions
genres: Religion, Philosophy, Nonfiction, Mythology, History
ratings_count: 16
publisher: Harper & Row (NY)