Time and Chronology in Creation Narratives
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Time and Chronology in Creation Narratives

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Time and Chronology in Creation Narratives

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This book explores the ways in which the origins of time, of the gods, and processes associated with time were conceptualised in antiquity, examining a variety of ancient sources from across the ancient world and addressing issues surrounding the sources themselves.

Time is a key framework through which we understand the world around us. Shared structures to measure the passage of time reveal certain cultural and societal values, while time's less concrete forms are evident across art and literature. This volume examines how the tangible and intangible, direct and complex representations of time are used in ancient sources. The chapters in this book are written by scholars whose work focuses on India, Assyria, Greece, and Rome. Their analyses explore poetic and mythological narratives, philosophical discourse, and representations of the divine, allowing us to see how ideas about time and chronology reveal various cultural understandings of our world. Accessibly written, this volume enables scholars from a variety of disciplines to engage effectively with each chapter.

Time and Chronology in Creation Narratives offers a fascinating interdisciplinary collection suitable for scholars working in ancient literature, philosophy, and religion across Classics, Ancient History, Indology, and Near Eastern Studies.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
ISBN
9781040099452
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. List of Abbreviations
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 Time in Creation Narratives: Some Philosophical Perspectives
  12. 2 Time and Creation in the Timaeus
  13. 3 Models of Chronology in Akkadian Creation Narratives
  14. 4 Divine Bodies and the Chronology of Creation in the Orphic Theogonies
  15. 5 Chronos Apeiros: Zurvān and Zurvanism in Pre-Sasanian Greek Sources
  16. 6 Notes on the (Re)creative Figure of the Orphic Zeus
  17. 7 Rotation and Temporality in Some Indo-European Mythologies
  18. 8 Chronology and Identity: Hesiod’s Myth of the Races
  19. Index