Narrating the Beginnings
Author | : Alberto Bernabé Pajares |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 205 |
Release | : 2021-04-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783658321840 |
ISBN-13 | : 3658321849 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Download or read book Narrating the Beginnings written by Alberto Bernabé Pajares and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-02 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book is a compilation of studies on narratives of mythical origins in different cultures written by outstanding specialists. It aims to provide a broad view on creation-myths from different times and areas of the world with a particular focus on how these texts contributed to the conception of the past as “universal history”, as a common origin of mankind or as the great opening, the theatrum mundi. On the other hand, the purpose of this book is to study the phenomenon from a typological point of view, analyzing the specific characteristics of this particular type of texts, rather than finding influences between the different cultures in the genesis of these narratives.