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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > events and historical topics in global religion > flood myth
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flood myth  

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  • Among the various world cultures, an account of a catastrophic deluge is almost ubiquitous, and these accounts are as varied as they are widespread. Yet this myth represents more than a mere anthropological interest to modern scholars. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Flood Myth]

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