In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780891305590)

Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Theogony and Works and Days. The texts are complemented by essays on the cultural contexts in which the myths arose.

Author: Joan O'Brien, Wilfred Major
ISBN-10: 0891305599
ISBN-13: 9780891305590
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/02/1982
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.10w x 0.64d