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Myths of Creation
1 Thesis
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2 Definitions
3 Exposition
4 First Things: Cosmogony
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5 Time After Time
6 From Creation To Catastrophe
7 Order Out Of Chaos
8 Traits, Tropes & Themes
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9 Macrocosm To Microcosm
10 Astronomical: Theogony
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11 Geophysical: Geogony
12 Ethnological: Anthropogony
13 Cosmogonic Causal Chains
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14 As Above, So Below
15 Foregone Ages Past
16 Forthcoming Future Ages
17 Second Thoughts
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18 But Who's Counting?
19 From Myth To History
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20 Cycles Of Recurrence
2) Mythic Media
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1 In the Beginning
2 Artifacts of Cultural Memory
3 Global Unanimity Uncovered
4 Comparative World Mythology
5 Myth-making through the Ages
THE CREATION OF MYTH
Introduction
Thesis
1 Orality
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Preliterate Cultural Memory
Rock Art
2 Authority
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Myth and History
What kind of Truth?
3 Community
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Ritual Extensions of Myth
Shared Image of the World
Group Constructions
4 Efficacy
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Mythic Rituals
As Below, So Above
Group Responses
Survival Value
5 Persistence
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Management of Memory
Mutatis Mutandis
Caveat
Coda
MYTHS ARE HISTORY
1 Premise
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Comparative World Mythology
2 Proposition
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Catastrophism & Cosmogony
Catastrophist Speculation
3 Demonstration
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Instability of Solar System
Observational Evidence
The Jupiter Myth
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Older Subboreal EBA I
1. Celestial Luminaries
i. Jupiter
a. Mountain
b. Crescent
c. Green Tree
ii. Uranus
a. Raven
iii. Venus
a. Athena ?
b. Dove w/ green branch
iv. Saturn
a. Dark star
b. ‘Black’ phase / Deus otiosus
2. Earth Orbit Alteration
i. New orbit / climate
a. 0.75 AU
b. 240 day year
ii. Charge equilibration
a. Influx of electrons
b. Near-Earth plasmaforms
iii. Infall of debris
a. Late Heavy Bombardment
b. Nice model
3. Near-Earth Plasmaforms
i. Polar plumes
ii. Equatorial horns
4. Historical Eras (After the flood)
i. Survivors
a. Development of subjective ‘ego’ consciousness
ii. Early silver or copper age
a. Jemdet Nasr
b. Los Millares
iii. Calendars
iv. Kings
v. City-states
a. Written language
b. Agriculture
c. Wars of conquest / raids / invasions
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Home
Myths of Creation
1 Thesis
>
2 Definitions
3 Exposition
4 First Things: Cosmogony
>
5 Time After Time
6 From Creation To Catastrophe
7 Order Out Of Chaos
8 Traits, Tropes & Themes
>
9 Macrocosm To Microcosm
10 Astronomical: Theogony
>
11 Geophysical: Geogony
12 Ethnological: Anthropogony
13 Cosmogonic Causal Chains
>
14 As Above, So Below
15 Foregone Ages Past
16 Forthcoming Future Ages
17 Second Thoughts
>
18 But Who's Counting?
19 From Myth To History
>
20 Cycles Of Recurrence
2) Mythic Media
>
1 In the Beginning
2 Artifacts of Cultural Memory
3 Global Unanimity Uncovered
4 Comparative World Mythology
5 Myth-making through the Ages
THE CREATION OF MYTH
Introduction
Thesis
1 Orality
>
Preliterate Cultural Memory
Rock Art
2 Authority
>
Myth and History
What kind of Truth?
3 Community
>
Ritual Extensions of Myth
Shared Image of the World
Group Constructions
4 Efficacy
>
Mythic Rituals
As Below, So Above
Group Responses
Survival Value
5 Persistence
>
Management of Memory
Mutatis Mutandis
Caveat
Coda
MYTHS ARE HISTORY
1 Premise
>
Comparative World Mythology
2 Proposition
>
Catastrophism & Cosmogony
Catastrophist Speculation
3 Demonstration
>
Instability of Solar System
Observational Evidence
The Jupiter Myth