Chinese Myths
Anne Birrell(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 15. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-292-70879-2 (ISBN)
Description
Chinese myths were primarily a diffuse and fragmentary oral tradition, eventually preserved in writing only in a piecemeal fashion. Many classical texts are unavailable in translation, and the stories have been unknown to Western readers. Anne Birrell here introduces the general reader to a selection of narratives organized by themes and motifs that help set Chinese myths in the context of world mythology. The contents include: * Origin and creation myths * Myths of the flood * The divine cosmos * Gender in myth * Metamorphoses * Mythic heroes and heroines * Fabled plants and animals * Major sources of myth
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
40 b&w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-70879-2 (9780292708792)
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Person
Anne M. Birrell is the author of Chinese Mythology: An Introduction, New Songs from a Jade Terrace, and Popular Songs and Ballads of Han China.
Content
Introduction Origins Divine cosmos Catastrophe myths Mythic heroes and heroines Gender in myth Metamorphoses Fabled flora and fauna Strange lands and peoples Continuities in the mythic tradition Suggestions for further reading Picture credits Index