Creation

47 books featuring this theme

Creation explains the origin of cosmos, gods, and humanity from precursor states. It establishes causality, purpose, and authority for subsequent order and ritual.

Prose Edda cover

Prose Edda

Snorri Sturluson • Germanic

Enuma Elish cover

Enuma Elish

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

Popol Vuh cover

Popol Vuh

Anonymous • Mesoamerican

Theogony cover

Theogony

Hesiod • Greek

Atharvaveda cover

Atharvaveda

Anonymous • Indian

Atrahasis cover

Atrahasis

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

Kalevala cover

Kalevala

Elias Lönnrot • Slavic

Qur'an cover

Qur'an

Anonymous • Arabic

Hebrew Bible cover

Hebrew Bible

Various • Levantine

Ifá Corpus cover

Ifá Corpus

Oral Tradition • African

Brahmanas cover

Brahmanas

Anonymous • Indian

Shiva Purana cover

Shiva Purana

Anonymous • Indian

Iroquois Creation Cycles cover

Iroquois Creation Cycles

Anonymous • Native American

Bundahishn cover

Bundahishn

Anonymous • Persian

Greater Bundahishn cover

Greater Bundahishn

Anonymous • Persian

Lesser Bundahishn cover

Lesser Bundahishn

Anonymous • Persian

Markandeya Purana cover

Markandeya Purana

Anonymous • Indian

Matsya Purana cover

Matsya Purana

Anonymous • Indian

Padma Purana cover

Padma Purana

Anonymous • Indian

Hawaiian Mythology cover

Hawaiian Mythology

Martha Warren Beckwith • Pacific

Polynesian Mythology cover

Polynesian Mythology

George Grey • Pacific

Denkard cover

Denkard

Adurfarnbag ī Farruxzādān and Adurbad ī Emēdān • Persian

Derveni Papyrus cover

Derveni Papyrus

Anonymous • Greek

Brahma Purana cover

Brahma Purana

Anonymous • Indian