ARISTOTLE



Books by Stefan Stenudd:
Cosmos of the Ancients, by Stefan Stenudd.
Cosmos of the Ancients
The Greek philosophers' theories about the gods, the myths, and cosmology, by Stefan Stenudd.
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Life Energy Encyclopedia, by Stefan Stenudd.
Life Energy Encyclopedia
by Stefan Stenudd. Qi, prana, spirit, and other life forces around the world explained and compared.
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Tao Te Ching - The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained, by Stefan Stenudd.
Tao Te Ching
The Taoism of Lao Tzu Explained. The great Chinese classic, translated and extensively commented by Stefan Stenudd.
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Occasionally I Contemplate Murder, by Stefan Stenudd.
Occasionally I Contemplate Murder
Thoughts on life, death, and the meaning of it all, by Stefan Stenudd.
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QI - increase your life energy, by Stefan Stenudd.
Qi
Increase your life energy, by Stefan Stenudd. The life energy qi (also chi or ki), with exercises on how to awaken, increase, and use it.
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Myth



Let there be . . .

The moment of creation



Studying the thoughts behind myths

At the very beginning, when the world came to be - what was, what happened? About this, people of the past have wondered, marveled, just as much as we do today. And just like we have done with the theory of the big bang, they came up with their own versions.
     Today, we call these versions myths, by which a number of things are stated - maybe rightly, maybe not. Perhaps one day the big bang theory will also be classified as a myth? Whatever the case, these so called myths reveal the cosmological speculations of our distant ancestors.

Fiat
Fiat - let there be

     I am intrigued by the thinking behind those myths, especially the myths regarding the beginning of all - the creation, the primary events of the world. There are patterns to be revealed, both in the processes of thought leading to their invention, and in the plots and stories making out those myths. Intriguing patterns, telling us a lot about how the human mind works - through time, across any cultural borders.
Stefan Stenudd


The primordial sea, existing in many creation myths.

Creation Myths around the World

NEW! How stories of the beginning might have begun. An introduction to my ongoing dissertation on creation myths, where I speculate on how the myths emerged at the dawn of human civilization and what shaped them.


Myth of Creation.

Myth of Creation

Investigations into
the nature of creation myths, their structure and the thoughts behind them.


The Logics of Myth.

The Logics of Myth

Basic patterns and structures of myths in general, and creation myths in particular.


Psychoanalysis of Myth: Sigmund Freud and Carl G. Jung.

Psychoanalysis of Myth

The theories of Sigmund Freud
and Carl G. Jung on myth and its origin.


Genesis 1: The first creation of the Bible

Genesis

Genesis 1, the first creation of the Bible, and how to understand the myth. Also about the commentaries of Augustine and Martin Luther.


Enuma Elish, the Babylonian Creation Myth.

Enuma Elish

Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation myth, its content and how to interpret it.


Cosmos of the Ancients

Cosmos of the Ancients

The Greek Philosophers on Myth and Cosmology.


Cosmos of the Ancients, by Stefan Stenudd.

COSMOS OF THE ANCIENTS

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An edited and extended version of the texts on Greek philosophers was published in this book. Click the image to find out more about it.


Aristotle

Aristotle

The life, time, and work of Aristotle.


Aristotle's Poetics

The classic on the form and meaning of drama.


Life Energy Encyclopedia, by Stefan Stenudd.

LIFE ENERGY ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Qi, Prana, Spirit, and Other Life Forces around the World are explained in this Encyclopedia. Click the image to find out more about the book.


The Owl

Ideas and learning

- not necessarily in that order. About my academic ventures.



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Stefan Stenudd
Stefan Stenudd
About me
I'm a Swedish writer and historian of ideas, researching the thought patterns and cosmology in creation myths. I've also written books about ancient Chinese and Japanese traditions, as well as fiction.