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100 1 _aDonner, Otto,
_d1835-1909
245 1 0 _aIndernas föreställningar om verldsskapelsen Jemförda med Finnarnes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-02-13
508 _aE-text prepared by Jari Koivisto
520 _a"Indernas föreställningar om verldsskapelsen Jemförda med Finnarnes" by Otto Donner is an academic treatise written in the mid-19th century. The work explores comparative mythology, specifically focusing on the creation myths of Indian and Finnish cultures, examining their similarities and differences. The main topic centers on how these cultures perceive the origins of the world, drawing connections between their religious beliefs and mythological narratives. The opening of the study introduces the concept of comparative mythology, establishing a framework for analyzing the spiritual development of various peoples. It discusses the significance of the Turanian spirit in relation to the mythologies of the Altaic peoples and their linguistic consciousness, highlighting the shared understanding of divine concepts across different cultures. The text begins with references to Sanskrit texts and Indian cosmology while progressively laying out a comparative analysis with Finnish mythology. Donner illustrates how both mythologies depict cosmic creation and the essential nature of a single unifying principle behind existence, leading to the eventual discussion of figures such as Indra in Indian tradition and their Finnish counterparts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMythology, Finno-Ugrian
653 _aIndra (Hindu deity)
653 _aCreation -- Comparative studies
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48248
999 _c89087
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