Symbolic Connections in
World Literature
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Symbolic Connections in World Literature (12th ed., Fall 2009)

The following links provide access to the sections and pages of an online version of
Professor Stephen Hagin's World Literature coursepacket.

 

Preface to the 12th edition

 

INTRODUCTION
 
UNIT 3: ANCIENT EGYPT
1-32
  INTRODUCTION (View/Print the full section)  
166-311
  UNIT 3: 166-180 / 181-311 (View/Print unit)
1-3
  Table of Contents  
167-168
  Unit 3 Introduction
4
  Ancient Civilizations Timeline  
169
  The Egyptian Natur
5-7
  Introduction to Mythology  
170-180
  Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (large file)
8-9
  Archetypes  
181-183
  Egyptian Creation Stories
10-13
  Duality  
183-186
  The History of Creation
14-22
  Mythological Creation Stories  
186-188
  Alternate Stories of Creation
23
  Background: Hebrew Old Testament  
188-194
  The Destruction of Mankind
24-25
  The Documentary Hypothesis  
195-197
  Isis and the Name of Ra
26
  Pertinent Bible Terms  
198-199
  Horus and the Eye of Horus
27-30
  Genesis 1-3: Two Creation Stories  
200-245
  Osiris, Isis and Horus
31-32
  Reading Guide: Genesis 1-3  
246-275
  The Journey to the Duat
   
276
  Egyptian Folk Tales
 
UNIT 1: THE AGE OF TAURUS
 
276-279
  The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
33-83
  UNIT 1 (View/Print the whole unit)  
280-285
  The Book of Thoth
34-35
  Unit 1 Introduction  
286-287
  The Story of the Green Jewel
36-41
  Mesopotamian Character Glossary  
287-288
  The Wax Crocodile
42-51
  Enki and Ninhursag  
288-291
  The Tale of the Doomed Prince
52-58
  Enki and the World Order  
291-298
  The Tale of the Two Brothers
59
  The Inanna Cycle  
298-299
  Genesis 39: Joseph's Enslavement in Egypt
60-61
  Reading Guide: The Huluppu-Tree  
300-311
  Literary Parallels to Genesis 1-3
61-63
  RG: Inanna and the God of Wisdom  
63-66
  RG: The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi  
UNIT 4: THE FAR EAST
66
  Planting vs. Hunting Cultures  
312-430
  UNIT 4 (View/Print the whole unit)
67-68
  Genesis 4: Cain and Abel  
313
  Western vs. Eastern Thinking
68-69
  Ancient Underworlds  
314-318
An Introduction to Eastern Philosophies
70
  The Hebrew Conception of the Cosmos  
319
The Vinegar Tasters
71-74
  RG: The Descent of Inanna  
320-321
Taoism
75
  RG: The Descent of Ishtar to the Underworld  
322-325
Voices of Taoism
76-81
  Enlil and Ninlil  
326
Confucianism
81-83
  RG: Nergal and Ereshkigal  
327-330
Voices of Confucianism
   
331
Buddhism
 
UNIT 2: THE AGE OF ARIES
 
332-334
The Story of the Buddha
84-165
  UNIT 2 (View/Print the whole unit)  
335-338
Voices of Buddhism
85-86
  Unit 2 Introduction  
339-340
Identifying Eastern Voices in Poetry
87-95
  Stars in the Sky, Gods in the Heavens  
341-345
Interpretations of Chinese Poetry
96
  Precession of the Equinoxes  
346-352
Excerpts from The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu
97-98
  The Zodiac and the Ages of Time  
352-368
Excerpt from The Analects of Confucius
98-102
  The Ages of Man  
368-380
Excerpts from The Dhammapada of Buddha
102
  Video Guide: Quest for the Lost Civilization  
381-382
Hinduism
103-105
  The Rulers of Lagash  
383-385
The Avatars of Vishnu
105
  The Real Rulers of Lagash  
386-403
Reading Guide: The Ramayana
106-113
  The Sumerian King List  
404-426
The Bhagavad-Gita
114-116
  Reading Guide: Etana  
427
The Bhagavad-Gita: Triad of Nature's Qualities
117-119
  RG: Adapa  
428-430
RG: Siddhartha
120-126
  RG: The Epic of Creation (Enuma elish)  
126-130
  RG: Atrahasis  
The Power of Myth
131-132
  Gilgamesh Notes  
431-464
  The Power of Myth (View/Print all)
133
  Epic Conventions  
431-435
  Chap. 1: "Myth and the Modern World"
134
  from Essay on Man by Alexander Pope  
436-439
  Chap. 2: "The Journey Inward"
135-152
  RG: The Epic of Gilgamesh  
440-442
Chap. 3: "The First Storytellers"
153-157
  Genesis 5-9: Noah and the Flood  
443-446
Chap. 4: "Sacrifice and Bliss"
158-165
  Comparing the Flood Narratives  
447-452
Chap. 5: "The Hero's Adventure"
 
453-455
Chap. 6: "The Gift of the Goddess"
 
456-460
Chap. 7: "Tales of Love and Marriage"
 
461-464
Chap. 8: "Masks of Eternity"
       
       
REFERENCES
       
465-467
  General References
 
468
  Special Acknowledgment

 

 

 

 

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