Creation Stories: Landscapes and the Human Imagination

by Anthony Aveni

An accessible exploration of how diverse cultures have explained humanity's origins through narratives about the natural environment

Drawing from a vast array of creation myths--Babylonian, Greek, Aztec, Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit, and more--this concise illustrated book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe.

Anthony Aveni, an award-winning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300251246
• ISBN13: 9780300251241
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"