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WESTERNANDEASTERNFLOODMYTH
CompareandContrasttheFloodMythbetweenwestandeast
GuchuanChang(Jetty)Group8
MattHildebrandApril1,2015
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WESTERNANDEASTERNFLOODMYTH
Abstract
Almosteveryculturehavemythstoryaboutflood.However,partcontentofthosearesimilar,partiallyaredifferent.Theyaresameintheyallescapetohighplaceandhumanreproductionaftertheflood.Thedifferencesareaboutthecauseofthegreatfloodandanotheroneiswhatgodplayedintheflood.
Currently,moreandmorepeoplepaymuchmoreattentiontoanassumptionthattherewasauniversalfloodsweeptheglobeinancienttime.It’saverystrangeandmysteriousphenomenonthateveryculturehadatleastonefloodmyth.Lookingatallofthefloodmythsovertheworld,theycanbedividedintwolargedivisions:
thefloodmythsofwesterncultureandthefloodmythsofeasterncultures.Again,accordingtodifferentareas,westernfloodmythscanbedividedintomanydifferentspecificstories:
Babylonian,Biblical,Sumerian,Mesopotamianandonandon.Also,easternfloodmythcanbedividedinIndianfloodmythandthefloodmythinChina.Therearemanyinterestingdifferencesandsimilaritiesinthefloodmythbetweenwesternandtheothercountries.Therearedifferentinsofarasthecauseofthegreatfloodandwhatrolegodplayintheflood,theyarethesameintheyallescapetohighplaceandhuman’sreproductionaftertheflood.
Thereasonofthegreatfloodcomingisdifferentbetweenwesternculturesandeasterncultures.Inwesternculture,thefloodcomingallbecausehumandoalotofbadthings,thenfloodcomingbecauseofgod’sangry.ThebestknownstoriesinthewestisthestoryoftheNoah’sArkintheBible,butitislookslikeacopyofthefloodstoriesofMesopotamiarecordedintheEpicofGilgamesh.Inthesetwostories,humanevilleadsgodtowanttogiveapunishmenttohumankind,thengoddeterminestousethefloodtowipeouthumanity.
AccordingtoHabel(1971),inhisbookLiterarycriticismoftheoldtestament,“Inverses5-8theproblemwhichgodfacesistheevilofman.Thisevilexistsbecauseofthe“evil”inthe“heart”ofman”(p.13).Inotherwords,inthewesternfloodmyth,floodcomingisbecausetheevilofthehuman,andgodfeelveryangrythathumandonnothavemorality,theirmoralbottomlinelowermuchthanpeopleinnowadays.Thushumancrimeistheonlyreasontocausethegreatfloodingcominginwesternculture.
Incontrast,thefloodineasternmythisnotbecauseofthesinofthehumanity,itisbecauseofthenaturaldisaster.Becausetheworldisoutofbalance,thefloodisneededforcreatinganewworldfromtheold,sotheheaviestflashfloodrusheddownthemountainanddestroyeverything.AccordingtoKoppers(1940-1941),inhisarticle“Bhagwan,thesupremedeityofbhils:
AcontributiontothehistoryofIndiaandIndo-europeanreligions”,“Manu[…]bringsabouttheriseofanewhumanity,ofnewgods,infactofanentirelynewworld”(p.289).InChinathereareawellknownstoryaboutthegodNvGuatellusthatinDongseatherearefourenormouspillarssupporttheworld.Oneday,thesupportisbrokenbytwogodfighttogether;
theworldwilldestroyedbecausethereareagapinthesky.FortunatelythegodNvGuasacrificeherlifeforcollectthefivecoloredstonestofixthegapintheskytoavoidthecomingflood.AccordingtoLewisinhisbookThefloodmythsofearlyChina,“Infusingthesestones,Nvguaisrestoringordertoskybybringingthephasesbackintotheharmonythatwouldunderlinetheregularmovementofthecelestiallight”(p.111).Consequently,thereasonoffloodinwesternculturemorelikelytofocusonhumancrime,however;
thefloodmythineasternculturetendtodepictdisasterasthereasonofthegreatflood.
Godplaysdifferentrolebetweenwesterncultureandeasternculture.Inwesternculturegodisthedecider,whodeterminethefloodtopunishhuman.Inotherwords,theydo“bad”thingstohumankind;
theykilleveryoneexceptthemostloyalbelieveroftheirs.AccordingtoHabel(1971):
1.SoYahwehsaidtoNoah,“goaboardtheark,youandallyourhousehold,forIhaveseenthatyouarerighteousbeforemeinthisgeneration.2.Takewithyousevenpairsofallcleananimals,themaleandhismate,andonepairoftheanimalsthatarenotclean,themaleandhismate[…].4.ForinsevendaystimeIwillcauseittorainupontheearth
40daysand40nights,andIwillblotouteverythinganimatedwhichImade,fromthefaceoftheground(p.19).
ChristiangodYahwehtoldNoahwhoistruthfulandhonesttohimheplansafloodtoextinctviciouspeople.HealsosaidhewantNoahseparatehimselffromthepunishmentbecauseNoahisagoodperson.Sowecansaythefloodinwesternmyth
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