Learning objectives

After concluding this unit, you should be able to answer the following questions with a 70% accuracy.

• Explain what Livingston means by the “practical basis of cosmogony.”
• List and give examples of various types of cosmogony.
• Describe why Jainism and Buddhism reject speculation about cosmogony
• Summarize the Enuma Elish and the creation story in Genesis 1
• Define and explain the following terms
  • Cosmogony
  • Izanagi
  • Izamani
  • Amaterasu
  • Enuma Elish
  • Marduk
  • Tiamat
  • Plato
  • Demiurge
  • Creatio ex nihilo
  • Jainism
  • Buddha
  • Antrophic principle