Cosmogenesis: The Ordering of Existence from a Primordial State
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Subthemes
- The Primordial State — The initial condition of the universe, often described as a formless, watery, dark, or barren expanse.
- Agents of Transformation — The divine, ancestral, or elemental beings who perform the acts of creation and ordering.
- The Creative Process — The specific actions—such as shaping, separating, singing, or battling—that transform chaos into cosmos.
- Delegated Creation — A pattern where a remote high god initiates creation but tasks lesser beings with its physical execution.
- Emergence vs. Ex Nihilo — The distinction between creation as an ordering of pre-existing material versus creation out of absolute nothingness.
Tradition evidence (excerpts)
The origin and cosmic ordering are a deliberate, multi-stage emergence from a primordial, dark, and watery abyss, orchestrated by a supreme deity through delegated celestial agents. (report)
Creation is not framed as ex nihilo... Instead, it is understood as an 'architectural and moral shaping of the world', or the 'active shaping, naming, and ordering of a pre-existing primordial reality'. (report)
Obatala acts on Olorun's behalf, transforming a primordial watery expanse into habitable dry land. (report)
A biblical passage (Genesis 1:2: 'Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God`s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.') is present in the cited source passages. (report)
Related research
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