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Description:An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today.Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, Handbook of Chinese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 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology). To get started finding Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today.Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, Handbook of Chinese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 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology). To get started finding Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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