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Flood, The
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I. History of Religions – II. Old Testament

I. History of Religions

The concept of a flood of gigantic proportions that destroys the whole world is attested in many cultures and their religious traditions. The starting-points were probably locally limited natural events that were stylized as occurrences of cosmic proportions. The following are the most important motifs of flood traditions: 1. An immense flood (often connected with additional phenomena of the force …

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Winter, Franz and Arneth, Martin, “Flood, The”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_024865>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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