Join Captain Ahab, an eerily compelling madman, as he pursues an unholy war against a creation as vast, dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. In his monumanical quest, Ahab focuses his distilled hatred and suffering - and that of generations before him - against one single creation, and pursues it relentlessly.
An easy to use volume that addresses the full spectrum of information on the subject, Encyclopedia of Creation Myths is an indispensable reference source for students of mythology, religion, and classical literature as well as for general readers. Articles, mostly the names of peoples or cultures, retell or describe creation myths ranging from rumored tales of lost civilizations to modern scientific theories. Other articles include story types, such as creation from ancestors, clay, dismemberment, cosmic egg, secretions, etc.; and subjects such as incest and earth mother. Lightly illustrated.