Spiritual Clarity and Satirical Play: On the Monkey King as Allegory

Spiritual Clarity and Satirical Play: On the Monkey King as Allegory

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 21, 2023

On the Lawful Chaos of <em>Journey to the West</em>

On the Lawful Chaos of Journey to the West

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 13, 2023

An Introduction to <em>Journey to the West</em>, the 16th-Century Chinese Novel of Comic Mischief and Spirituality

An Introduction to Journey to the West, the 16th-Century Chinese Novel of Comic Mischief and Spirituality

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 6, 2023

Welcome to Season 4 of <em>The Cosmic Library</em>

Welcome to Season 4 of The Cosmic Library

This Season, Meet Journey to the West’s Monkey King

By The Cosmic Library | May 30, 2023

The Unpronounceable Name of God: Concluding a Journey Through the Hebrew Bible

The Unpronounceable Name of God: Concluding a Journey Through the Hebrew Bible

From Season 3 of The Cosmic Library Podcast

By The Cosmic Library | May 10, 2022

Struggling with Disaster—and Language—in the Hebrew Bible

Struggling with Disaster—and Language—in the Hebrew Bible

From Season 3 of The Cosmic Library Podcast

By The Cosmic Library | May 3, 2022

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On Sigmund Freud and the “Dream Space” of the Hebrew Bible

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How Stories Can Transcend Author, Culture, and History

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Why Do Some Stories Survive the Test of Time?

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Formulaic Surprises: How <em>1,001 Nights</em> Startles with Sameness

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How <em>1,001 Nights</em> Opened Paths to Infinite Story Possibility

How 1,001 Nights Opened Paths to Infinite Story Possibility

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Reading <em>Finnegans Wake</em> Musically <em>Might</em> Help Make Sense of It

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