An Introduction to Oriental Mythology
Author | : Clio Whittaker |
Publisher | : Booksales |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Clio Whittaker |
Publisher | : Booksales |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Social Science |
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Author | : Anne Birrell |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1999-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801861833 |
In Chinese Mythology, Anne Birrell provides English translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of which have never before been translated into any Western language. Organizing the narratives according to themes and motifs common to world mythology, Birrell addresses issues of source, dating, attribution, textural variants, multiforms, and context. Drawing on exhaustive work in comparative mythology, she surveys the development of Chinese myth studies, summarizes the contribution of Chinese and Japanese scholars to the study of Chinese myth since the 1920s, and examines special aspects of traditional approaches to Chinese myth. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike.
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9781853481987 |
Author | : Anne Birrell |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2000-09-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780292708792 |
Chinese myths were primarily a diffuse and fragmentary oral tradition, eventually preserved in writing only in a piecemeal fashion. Many classical texts are unavailable in translation, and the stories have been unknown to Western readers. Anne Birrell here introduces the general reader to a selection of narratives organized by themes and motifs that help set Chinese myths in the context of world mythology. The contents include: Origin and creation myths Myths of the flood The divine cosmos Gender in myth Metamorphoses Mythic heroes and heroines Fabled plants and animals Major sources of myth
Author | : Joseph Campbell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Mythology, Asian |
ISBN | : 9780285635678 |
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 1962 |
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Author | : Joseph Campbell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2021-06-29 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781608687282 |
The legendary exploration of Eastern mythology, and its evolution into the distinctive religions of Egypt, India, China, and Japan, packaged to introduce a new generation to this masterwork
Author | : Joseph Campbell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 1962 |
Genre | : Mythology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lianshan Chen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2011-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 052118679X |
An illustrated introduction to the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin traditional Chinese culture.
Author | : Lihui Yang |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195332636 |
Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on groundbreaking new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. This work focuses on the Han Chinese people but ranges across the full spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places, mythical animals and plants, and related items.