Notes January 23

  • Cave of Forgotten Dreams
    • mythological
    • animals and trees
  • Shakespeare Sonnet 73
    • Trees
    • Autumn of Seasons
    • Autumn of Life
  • Check out following blogs
    • Max
    • Logan
  • Etiology
    • study of causation or origination
    • origins of cult practices, natural phenomena, proper names, and the like (Wikipedia definition)
    • etiological myth= origin myth (creation myths)
  • The Hero with a Thousand Faces
    • Joseph Campbell
  • Monday: Creation Stories
    • No Notes
    • Three Minutes
    • Engage
  • Fredrick Turner
    • University of Texas
    • visiting in April 5th 
    • attendance is mandatory
  • Mircea Eleiade gives best description of  types of creation myths 
    • Creation Nihilo
      • creation out of nothing
        • thought & word
    • Creation for the Earth Diver
      • goes to bottom of ocean to bring up particles
    • Creation by Dividing in Two
      • multiple divisions
    • Creation by Dismemberment of Primordial Being


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