Myths And Legends Of Torres Strait In Chinese
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Myths And Legends Of Torres Strait In Chinese
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Author : Margaret Elizabeth Lawrie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Myths And Legends Of Torres Strait In Chinese written by Margaret Elizabeth Lawrie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Collection of myths.
Myths And Legends Of China
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Author : E. T. C. Werner
language : en
Publisher: The Floating Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Myths And Legends Of China written by E. T. C. Werner and has been published by The Floating Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Literary Collections categories.
The West's first encounters with the folk tales and myths of the East proved to be a heady experience, as they were based on an entirely different value system and worldview than those that are reflected in the Greek myths and most subsequent Western folk tales. In Myths and Legends of China, author E.T.C. Werner offers up a rich tapestry of Chinese folk narratives. A must-read for fans of world myths, fairy tales, and legends.
Myths And Legends Of China
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Author : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1994-01-01
Myths And Legends Of China written by Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-01-01 with Social Science categories.
In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century. Offering a provocative glimpse into a world dominated by traditional rules of etiquette and inhabited by demons, dragon-gods, and spirits, the volume opens with an introductory chapter on the origins of the Chinese people. In succeeding chapters, Mr. Werner's readable, well-illustrated text considers the gods of China and myths of stars, thunder, lightning, wind and rain; of water and fire; of epidemics, medicine, and exorcism; as well as tales about the goddess of mercy, the guardian of the gate of heaven, accounts of how the Monkey became a god, and much more. In addition, 32 striking illustrations depict such traditional deities as the Spirit That Clears the Way, civilian and military Door Gods, the Kitchen-God, Dragon-Gods, the Gods of Happiness, Office, and Longevity, and others. Engrossing and informative, Myths and Legends of China will appeal not only to lovers of folklore but to anyone interested in Chinese art, culture, or philosophy.
Chinese Myths Legends
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Author : Philip Ardagh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Chinese Myths Legends written by Philip Ardagh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Folklore categories.
A collection of traditional tales from around the world, reflecting the cultures and religions from which the stories come.
Myths Legends Of China
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Author : Edward T. C. Werner
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 1915-04-01
Myths Legends Of China written by Edward T. C. Werner and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915-04-01 with History categories.
As a member of the Chinese government's Historiographical Bureau in Peking, as well as a former barrister and British consul in Foochow, E.T.C. Werner published "Myths and Legends of China" in 1922 to elucidate the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people prior to the 20th century. These provocative and fantastical tales of Chinese history, myth and legend draw from many ancient texts and offer a glimpse into a world dominated by tradition and superstition. These stories include the myths of stars, thunder, lightening, water and fire, and various gods, Dynasties and Emperors. It also explains the significance the Buddhism and Taoism, Confucius, yin and yang, dragons, New Year, Spirit Festivals, The Tao Te Ching and much more. Complete with an introductory chapter on the sociology of the Chinese, this fascinating and informative book will appeal to any reader who wishes to receive a true, undistorted image of Chinese mythology.
Myths Legends Of China
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Author : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
language : en
Publisher: Passeggiata Press
Release Date : 1984
Myths Legends Of China written by Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner and has been published by Passeggiata Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Fiction categories.
Authoritative and interesting source of information on Chinese mythology.
Chinese Myths And Legends
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Author : Anita Ganeri
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2013-10-10
Chinese Myths And Legends written by Anita Ganeri and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-10 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The world's myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years. This set mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a culture's myths. This book explores the gods, goddesses, heroes, villains, tricksters, and quests that make myths and legends so compelling.
Myths And Legends Of China Annotated
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Author : E. T. C. Werner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-02-03
Myths And Legends Of China Annotated written by E. T. C. Werner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-03 with categories.
This is an annotated version of the book1. contains an updated biography of the author at the end of the book for a better understanding of the text.2. This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errorsIn spite of much research and conjecture, the origin of the Chinesepeople remains undetermined. We do not know who they were nor whencethey came. Such evidence as there is points to their immigrationfrom elsewhere; the Chinese themselves have a tradition of a Westernorigin. The first picture we have of their actual history shows us, nota people behaving as if long settled in a land which was their home andthat of their forefathers, but an alien race fighting with wild beasts,clearing dense forests, and driving back the aboriginal inhabitants.Setting aside several theories (including the one that the Chineseare autochthonous and their civilization indigenous) now regardedby the best authorities as untenable, the researches of sinologistsseem to indicate an origin (1) in early Akkadia; or (2) in Khotan,the Tarim valley (generally what is now known as Eastern Turkestan),or the K'un-lun Mountains (concerning which more presently). Thesecond hypothesis may relate only to a sojourn of longer or shorterduration on the way from Akkadia to the ultimate settlement in China,especially since the Khotan civilization has been shown to havebeen imported from the Punjab in the third century B.C. The factthat serious mistakes have been made regarding the identificationsof early Chinese rulers with Babylonian kings, and of the Chinese_po-hsing_ (Cantonese _bak-sing_) 'people' with the Bak Sing or Baktribes, does not exclude the possibility of an Akkadian origin. Butin either case the immigration into China was probably gradual, andmay have taken the route from Western or Central Asia direct to thebanks of the Yellow River, or may possibly have followed that to thesouth-east through Burma and then to the north-east through what isnow China--the settlement of the latter country having thus spreadfrom south-west to north-east, or in a north-easterly direction alongthe Yangtzu River, and so north, instead of, as is generally supposed,from north to south.Southern Origin ImprobableBut this latter route would present many difficulties; it would seemto have been put forward merely as ancillary to the theory that theChinese originated in the Indo-Chinese peninsula. This theory isbased upon the assumptions that the ancient Chinese ideograms includerepresentations of tropical animals and plants; that the oldest andpurest forms of the language are found in the south; and that theChinese and the Indo-Chinese groups of languages are both tonal. Butall of these facts or alleged facts are as easily or better accountedfor by the supposition that the Chinese arrived from the northor north-west in successive waves of migration, the later arrivalspushing the earlier farther and farther toward the south, so that theoldest and purest forms of Chinese would be found just where they are,the tonal languages of the Indo-Chinese peninsula being in that caseregarded as the languages of the vanguard of the migration. Also, theideograms referred to represent animals and plants of the temperatezone rather than of the tropics, but even if it could be shown, whichit cannot, that these animals and plants now belong exclusively to thetropics, that would be no proof of the tropical origin of the Chinese,for in the earliest times the climate of North China was much milderthan it is now, and animals such as tigers and elephants existed in thedense jungles which are later found only in more southern latitudes.Expansion of Races from North to SouthThe theory of a southern origin (to which a further serious objectionwill be stated presently) implies a gradual infiltration of Chineseimmigrants through South or Mid-China (as above indicated
Myths Legends Of China
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Author : Edward T. C. Werner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1924
Myths Legends Of China written by Edward T. C. Werner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1924 with categories.
Chinese Myths And Fantasies
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Author : Cyril Birch
language : en
Publisher: London : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1961
Chinese Myths And Fantasies written by Cyril Birch and has been published by London : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Folklore categories.
Many of the folk tales surrounding Chinese life.