ISBN:
9789004194854
,
9004194851
Language:
English
Pages:
XXV, 354 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Series Statement:
Religion in Chinese societies vol. 2
Series Statement:
Religion in Chinese societies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als China's creation and origin myths
DDC:
202/.40951
Keywords:
Creation Mythology
;
Mythology, Chinese
;
Creation
;
Mythology
;
China
;
Mythology, Chinese
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
China
;
Schöpfungsmythos
;
Ursprungssage
;
Oral history
;
Geschichtsschreibung
Abstract:
Klappentext: 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325] - 333) and index
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