Creation Stories of the Ancient World

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Call Number: DVD 200.939 Cr Oversize
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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"Course no. 20030."--Container
Disc 1. Creation stories and why they matter -- Reading metaphor in creation stories -- Mesopotamian creation: Enuma elish -- Egyptian gods of creation -- Egyptian approaches to creation Disc 2. The storm god's supremacy in the Baal cycle -- Hittite creation in the Kumarbi cycle -- Greek creation in Hesiod's Theogony -- The Garden of Eden in Genesis -- Creation stories and the present.
Lecturer: Joseph Lam.
"In 12 dynamic and thought-provoking lectures, Creation Stories of the Ancient World offers you a penetrating look at the origin stories of the great civilizations of the Mediterranean. With the inspired guidance of Professor Joseph Lam of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, you'll delve into the creation accounts of civilizations ranging from Mesopotamia (Babylon) across the breadth of the ancient Near East to Greece in the West, and encompassing traditions from Egypt, Syria, Anatolia, and ancient Israel."--Publisher's website.
Disc format: DVD, NTSC ; Region code: All.

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