The four corners of the sky Book

The book The Four Corners of the Sky, written by Steve Zeitlin focuses on creation stories and cosmologies from different religions and places all around the world. Being a student in HKIS, allows me to be able to learn about creation stories and cosmologies from the big 5 religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. However, other than these religions, I really had no idea what other religions thought about on the creation of the world and how the universe came to be. Although a book with different types of cosmologies might sound boring, it really is not. The different stories are very engaging and makes you appreciate the world you live on. Some of my favorite stories from the book are: "The Sky Tossed Universe of the Maori People," and "The Beautiful Gods of the Ancient Greek Universe."

"The Sky Tossed Universe of the Maori People" is a story based on the beliefs of a group of aboriginal people of New Zealand. The Maori sky God is called Rangi, the movement of the sun was on his body. Each day the sun rises to Rangi's left in the East and sets on Rangi's right on the West. In the beginning, Rangi laid upon Papi, the Earth God. Because of this, it was always dark between them. The children, who lay between the two giants were upset with the never ending darkness. One of the children, Tane Mahuta placed his shoulders to the Earth and feet to the sky and as a tree, began to grow slowly. Over many years, the two giants were slowly separated and finally, there was light. "The Beautiful Gods of the Ancient Greek Universe" is a story based on the beliefs of the Greeks. In the beginning, there was only Darkness. It then separated itself into Night and Tatarus, which is hell. There was an egg in the bosom of Tatarus, and it gave birth to Gaia and Uranus. They were Mother Earth and Father Sky.

In conclusion, the book Four Corners of the Sky is an amazing book, as it has a collection of interesting and over the top stories of creation and cosmology. There are many other stories in the book, ranging from the beliefs of early Western scientists, to stories where Jains believe that the universe took the form of a human being. The book is also written in a way that any type of reader can enjoy. It doesn't bombard the audience with unnecessary details and delivers each story successfully. This is definitely a book that I recommend to people who enjoy books of aventure, and of course reading! This allows the reader to not only understand more about the culture and beliefs of other people, but to also appreciate the world they live on. I give this book an 8.5/10.