Creation myths and generative ontology in ancient China
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Creation myths and generative ontology in ancient China | |
| Creator | Huang, Paulos Z.Z. | |
| Description | This article endeavours to prove that there were creation myths of human beings or certain things, but there were seldom creation myths of ontological cosmology in ancient China. This will be warranted through the distinction between the concepts of ‘to create’ and ‘to beget’, the distinction between ‘Cosmology I of creationism’ and ‘Cosmology II of begetting’, and the relationship between the One and Many. The only exception is the myth of Nüwa 女娲 as the creator of human beings, but not the creator of the cosmos. Therefore, in ancient Chinese tradition, there were mainly myths of begetting rather than myths of complete creation in the sense similar to creatio ex nihilo.Contribution: Previous research frequently underscores the profound differences between ‘Cosmology I of creationism’ and ‘Cosmology II of begetting’. Based on the discussion of concepts of ‘to create’ [zao 造] and ‘to beget’ [sheng 生], this article argues that, there were mainly myths of begetting rather than myths of complete creation in the sense similar to creatio ex nihilo. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2024-04-18 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v80i3.9497 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 80, No 3 (2024); 8 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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