Handbook of Chinese mythology
by Lihui Yang, Deming An, and Jessica Anderson Turner
- 1 Rating
- 8 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 1 Have read
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 (Xirangoa kind of mythical soil; Bu Si Yaoomythical 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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Handbook of Chinese Mythology
February 1, 2008, Oxford University Press, USA
Paperback
in English
0195332636 9780195332636
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
|
eeee
|
3
Handbook of Chinese Mythology
2008, ABC-CLIO, ABC-CLIO, LLC
Electronic resource
in English
1576078078 9781576078075
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
4
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
|
5
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
| August 2, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 22, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | remove fake subjects |
| May 29, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | associate 1 edition with work |
| July 28, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | import new book |
| December 10, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |