Chinese Myths by Anne Birrell
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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780292708792 |
| ISBN 10 | 0292708793 |
| Titel | Chinese Myths |
| Autor | Anne Birrell |
| Serie | The Legendary Past |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | University of Texas Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2000-09-15 |
| Seitenanzahl | 80 |
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