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Creation Myths in Indaba, My Children by Treo Memela is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This paper aims to compare the creation myth presented in the Bantu text "Indaba, My Children" to other well-known creation myths from different traditions. It summarizes the common motifs found in the Genesis creation account and the Babylonian Enuma Elish, such as creation through a sexual act, a human form for the first creator, bringing order from chaos, and creation addressing loneliness. The paper asserts that despite geographical separation, creation myths share distinctive motifs. It provides contex
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- Treo Memela
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- EN