Gods, Goddesses, and Myths of Creation: A Thematic Source Book of the History of Religions (Part 1 of From Primitives to Zen)

xiii, 162 pp. The first part of From Primitives to Zen, this volume offers a comprehensive picture of the divinities of primitives; the gods of the Ancient Near East, India, and Japan; Greek gods and heroes; the Iranian supreme being Allah, god of Islam. Also included are the world's myths of beginnings: the creation of the world and of man, the origin of death, and the story of the primeval flood.