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Author | : Tony Allan |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2011-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1448859913 |
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Examines the myths and beliefs of ancient China.
Author | : Lihui Yang |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195332636 |
Download Handbook of Chinese Mythology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Lianshan Chen |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2011-08-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 052118679X |
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An illustrated introduction to the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin traditional Chinese culture.
Author | : Anne Birrell |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1999-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780801861833 |
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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.
Author | : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner |
Publisher | : London, Harrap |
Total Pages | : 562 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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Offering a provocative glimpse into a world dominated by traditional rules of etiquette and inhabited by demons, dragon-gods, and spirits, this volume presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century. Engrossing and informative, the book will appeal not only to lovers of folklore but to everyone interested in Chinese art, culture or philosophy. 32 b&w illustrations.
Author | : Michael V. Uschan |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2014-05-09 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 142051217X |
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Readers are introduced to the elaborate mythology of ancient China. This book provides detailed discussion of the mythology's importance to its own culture and the impact it had on subsequent cultures. The numerous deities worshipped by the ancient Chinese are described and their importance to different groups and in different regions within the empire are explained. Stories are retold along with explanation of how they reflect the values and concerns of Chinese culture.
Author | : Virginia Schomp |
Publisher | : Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780761446415 |
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Explores the mythology of the ancient Chinese one of historys greatest civilizations.
Author | : Rob Shone |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2006-01-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1404207996 |
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In graphic novel format, presents three stories based upon ancient Chinese religious mythology.
Author | : Henry Romano |
Publisher | : DTTV PUBLICATIONS |
Total Pages | : 91 |
Release | : 2021-03-13 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : |
Download Demystifying the gods, goddesses, and mythology of Ancient Chinese society. Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
We have in China the universal worship of ancestors, which constitutes (or did until A.D. 1912) the State religion, usually known as Confucianism, and in addition we have the gods of the specific religions (which also originally took their rise in ancestor-worship), namely, Buddhism and Taoism. (Other religions, though tolerated, are not recognized as Chinese religions.) It is with a brief account of this great hierarchy and its mythology that we will now concern ourselves. Besides the ordinary ancestor-worship (as distinct from the State worship) the people took to Buddhism and Taoism, which became the popular religions, and the literati also honoured the gods of these two sects. Buddhist deities gradually became installed in Taoist temples, and the Taoist immortals were given seats beside the Buddhas in their sanctuaries. Every one patronized the god who seemed to him the most popular and the most lucrative. There even came to be united in the same temple and worshipped at the same altar the three religious founders or figure-heads, Confucius, Buddha, and Lao Tzŭ. The three religions were even regarded as forming one whole, or at least, though different, as having one and the same object: san êrh i yeh, or han san wei i, “the three are one,” or “the three unite to form one” (a quotation from the phrase T’ai chi han san wei i of Fang Yü-lu: “When they reach the extreme the three are seen to be one”). In the popular pictorial representations of the pantheon this impartiality is clearly shown.
Author | : Shelley Fu |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2018-06-05 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1462919952 |
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This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant literary culture. Chinese Myths and Legends is a delightful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a snake who took on human form and found true love, this mesmerizing book includes myths of creation, mortality, and love. More than just a Chinese children's storybook, Chinese Myths and Legends also explores the origins of each tale, as well as its impact on Chinese culture and history, inviting you and the children you love to enjoy the many layers of meaning. The included pronunciation guide, as well as information for further reading, makes this a perfect tool for educators, librarians, and parents.