Creation Stories By: Anthony Aveni [Audiobook]

Author: Anthony Aveni
Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

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 book uncovers both the similarities and differences in our attempts to explain the universe.

Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and anthropology, examines the ways various cultures around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the natural environment plays in shaping these narratives. The book also celebrates the audacity of the human imagination.

Whether the first humans emerged from a cave, as in the Inca myths, or from bamboo stems, as the Bantu people of Africa believed, or whether the universe is simply the result of Vishnu’s cyclical inhales and exhales, each of these fascinating stories reflects a deeper understanding of the culture it arose from as well as its place in the larger human narrative.

General Information
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Title:   Creation Stories
Subtitle:   Landscapes and the Human Imagination
Author:   Anthony Aveni
Reader:   L. J. Ganser
Audiobook Copyright:   2021-04-20
Publisher:   Tantor Media, Inc.
Duration:   5 hrs 7 mins
ISBN:   9781666102697
Subjects:   Nonfiction
File Information
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Media Format:   M4B (AAC)
Total Files:   1
Total Size:   285 MB
Bitrate:   128 kbps
Sample Rate:   44.1 kHz
Channels:   Stereo
Book Description
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Drawing from a vast array of creation myths-Babylonian, Greek, Aztec,
Maya, Inca, Chinese, Hindu, Navajo, Polynesian, African, Norse, Inuit,
and more-this concise book uncovers both the similarities and
differences in our attempts to explain the universe.
Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and
anthropology, examines the ways various cultures around the world have
attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the natural
environment plays in shaping these narratives. The book also
celebrates the audacity of the human imagination.
Whether the first humans emerged from a cave, as in the Inca myths, or
from bamboo stems, as the Bantu people of Africa believed, or whether
the universe is simply the result of Vishnu's cyclical inhales and
exhales, each of these fascinating stories reflects a deeper
understanding of the culture it arose from as well as its place in the
larger human narrative.

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