RT Book
T1 China's creation and origin myths: cross-cultural explorations in oral and written traditions
T2 Religion in Chinese societies
JF Religion in Chinese societies
A2 Schipper, Mineke 1938-
A2 Ye, Shuxian 1954-
A2 Yin, Hubin
LA English
PP Leiden u.a.
PB Brill
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/647594447
AB 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.
NO Includes bibliographical references (p. [325] - 333) and index
CN BL1812.C74
SN 9789004194854
SN 9004194851
K1 Creation : Mythology : China
K1 Mythology, Chinese
K1 Aufsatzsammlung