Parabola
Parabola 2:2
Creation
, ISBN Pb 2:2 / 978Pb 2:2, Parabola
"The Trees Stood Deep Rooted" by Sam D. Gill - How, through the performance of traditional ritual, the Navajo participate in and sustain the original creation in "patterns of perfect beauty."
"The Legacy of the Ancestors" by P. L. Travers - The Dreamtime: an invitation into the aboriginal world of the objective Now.
"Psalm 19" from Blues of the Sky by David Rosenberg - A selection from a fresh and moving translation of the Psalms: the first by a contemporary American poet from the original tongue.
"The Wisdom of Festival" by David Johnson - Is there a link between the ancient Babylonian festival of renewal and our contemporary celebrations?
"The White Seal Maid" by Jane Yolen - A new story based on the traditional selchie legends by the prize-winning author of children’s books.
"Ishmael on Watch" by John Fentress Gardner - Between the heartless rationality of Captain Ahab and the helpless emotionality of Pip, the cabin boy, young Ishmael seeks a middle course. The ordeal of Moby Dick is the ordeal of American adolescence.
"Africa and the Word" by Daniel Whitman - A vision of the creative potential of mankind as bound to his possession of the Word.
"Man the Maker: Reflections on Human Creativity" - A selection of statements about art from a traditional point of view.
"Microcosm, Macrocosm and Mandala" by Kenneth L. Phillips - An exploration of the symbolic function of the mandala and a commentary on four original String Mandalas generated by modern computer science and rooted in basic designs.
"Worlds of Discourse: A Conversation with Zalman Schachter" - An interview with the charismatic and eclectic rabbi on mysticism and its practice in the modern world.
Tangents - Reviews
John Loudon on the film "Mohammad: Messenger of God."
Melissa Kay Wood on NBC’s "Jesus of Nazareth."
Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"In the Very Beginning" - The creation of man in the Popol Vuh.
"Tales of a Demon" - The sixth in a series of riddle-stories from the eleventh-century Indian epic known as the Ocean of Stories.
"The Creation of the World" - From the Kalevala.
"The Game of Asha" - A Zoroastrian myth.
"Watunna" - The first English translation of the sacred creation cycles of the Ye’kuana Indians of Venezuela
Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary
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On the American continent please order directly from: www.parabola.org.)