Handbook of Chinese Mythology

An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today.Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, is the most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 ethnic 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 (Kunlun Mountain), mythical animals and plants (the crow with three feet; Fusang tree), and appurtenances (Xirang-a kind of mythical soil; Bu Si Yao-mythical medicine for long life). No other work captures so well what Chinese mythology means to the people who lived and continue to live their lives by it.>

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Lihui Yang, Deming An, Jessica Anderson Turner

Product details

• Authors: Deming An, An Deming, Jessica Anderson Turner, Turner Jessica Anderson, Lihui Yang, Lihui An Yang, Yang Lihui
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2005
• EAN: 9781576078068
• ISBN: 978-1-57607-806-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: World Mythology; Handbooks of World Mythology; World Mythology S.; World Mythology; Handbooks of World Mythology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Mythology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)