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China's Creation and Origin Myths - Cross-Cultural Explorations in Oral and Written Traditions

English · Hardback

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How did the world begin? How were the first people created and which specific roles were they supposed to play in the cosmos? Like other mythologies worldwide, China s creation and origin myths explain how man created order out of chaos and imposed culture on nature. Cross-cultural approaches to myth make us aware of the limitations of our own familiar classifications. This book makes a provocative case for the comparative study of the hidden treasures of China s oral and written myth traditions in different languages and cultures, a legacy generously left behind by singers, storytellers, poets, and writers. This book opens new doors to the study of Chinese mythologies, a surprising and so far almost unknown world outside China.

Product details

Assisted by Mineke Schipper (Editor), Shuxian Ye (Editor), Hubin Yin (Editor)
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 26.04.2011
 
EAN 9789004194854
ISBN 978-90-04-19485-4
No. of pages 384
Dimensions 165 mm x 246 mm x 23 mm
Weight 771 g
Series Religion in Chinese Societies
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous
Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore

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