Contemporary relevance and significance of Esan creation story in the light of Jewish primordial history

Abstract

The origin of humanity is a study that has fascinated successive generations for millennia. This fascination may not be unconnected with the quest to know what happens in the afterlife. The afterlife is a concept that runs through the gamut of major religions of the world. Closely connected with the afterlife is the question of where we come from and perhaps our purpose for being here? Man has formulated certain notions which help to ameliorate the anxiety experienced over the uncertainty of those realms which are non-material. Some of those myths tend to conflict with scientific notion of the world around us. In this paper the authors have tried to establish from the analysis of a comparative point of view the question of human origins by looking at Esan creation mythology. The mythological extrapolations of Esan were piched against the Jewish or Genesis creation history. Interesting correlations and divergence emerged.