Creation Stories Iroquois Creation Story according to David Cusick is a history of the establishment of the Iroquois Confederacy (par. 4); is a story of beginnings and good vs evil. The Book of Genesis within the Holy Bible is believed by many‚ inspired by God; is a story of beginnings and good vs evil. Throughout the creation stories of both the Iroquois and of the Holy Bible there are many similarities and differences. The Iroquois have belief that the formation of land occurred in an
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David VanLandingham Kristy Singletary American Literature‚ ENGL 2130 August 24‚ 2013 Comparison of the Iroquois Creation Story and the Christianity Creation Story After reading the Iroquois Creation story‚ and although it is very different from the Christianity Creation story‚ I found them to be very similar in several ways. When diving into religions other than Christianity I often find myself most of the time extremely intrigued‚ and it is usually difficult to wrap the mind around the fact
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some sort of creation story‚ usually grounded in a mythology or religion‚ of how the world originated‚ for example‚ Genesis from Christianity‚ or Pangu from China. These stories show how the world came to be‚ and usually show values‚ morals‚ and the reasons for some traditions. The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and the Norse story “Odin and Ymir” both serve as narratives to communicate the beliefs of their people and the values of their culture. Both stories show aspects
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Native American Creation Stories 1. The “Stories of the Beginning of the World” are essentially legends told by different Native American tribes about the origins of the world. They all had their tales of how the world‚ we live in now‚ was created. The stories explain how humans‚ as well as our surroundings‚ were created. 2. Iroquois Creation Story and Pima Creation Stories has their own characters and distinct version of how the world came to be. In the first story‚ the Sky Woman‚ mother
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Creation Story The selection "The Iroquois Creation Story" is very much similiar to the bibles version of how the Earth was created. In "The Iroquois story" there was a woman who gives birth to two boys and shorty after falls to her demise. She gave birth to a good and evil son. The good son is the creator of good and uses his parents remains to creat the sun‚ moon and stars. He also goes along to create insects and animals to inhibit and live in the different habitats he created such as rivers
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Different Locations‚ Similar Creations The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back”‚ is one of the earliest pieces of American literature. Interestingly‚ the Iroquois kept this story alive with storytelling‚ while Genesis was written down and recorded to be remembered just as long as the Iroquois story. Although the creation stories each have unique features‚ they both have interesting and unexpected similarities. The Iroquois’ story of creation uniquely features morals that are
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Ojibwe Creation Story of Turtle Island In this assignment I will be looking at the creation story of the turtle land‚ the Yoruba people of Nigeria and the Christian Creation Story‚ which include the creation story in the bible. In this story‚ the Ojibwe people believe that Kitche Manitou is the Great Spirit‚ which had a vision‚ a dream. And He made the earth‚ the rocks‚ water‚ fire and wind. He made the plants‚ animals‚ fishes‚ birds‚ and insects and then the Original People‚ and the last he made
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Creation Stories Where do we come from? The creation of the world has for centuries been told through many different stories‚ in different languages‚ and from a variety of religions across the world. The founders of each religion developed every creation story‚ and as religions vary greatly in beliefs‚ so do their stories of how the world and mankind were created. Although many of these creation stories differ‚ they have a close mystical and spiritual bind that brings people together. Two particular
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The Creation Story The Iroquois story and the Judeo-Christian story are very similar stories but they also have very different concepts. Both stories explain how the earth was created and who it was created by. They talk about different beliefs and share their opposing thoughts about certain topics. In the story about the Iroquois it mentions that the earth was started on a turtle’s back and that there was no all-powerful God. Yet the other said that earth was created by an omniscient being called
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creation stories- comparing the Eskimo creation story‚ the Genesis creation story‚ and the evolution creation theory. There are some very different theories but some very similar concepts between the Eskimo creation story‚ the Genesis creation story‚ and the theory of evolution. The Genesis and Eskimo stories are pretty old whereas the theory of evolution is a lot newer. The Eskimo creation story has been ruled out by most as a myth or a folk tale. The Genesis story and the theory of evolution
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