Understand Chinese mythology / Teresa Moorey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dellbridge, Teresa.

Series:

Teach yourself books.

Teach yourself

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Chinese.

Group identity--China.

Group identity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explore and enjoy the subtle truths that Chinese mythology, much of it widely overlooked, has to offer.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Meet the author; Introduction; Myths interpreted; Jung and the theory of archetypes; Myths, dreams and the individual; 1 The context of Chinese myths; Strands of Chinese belief; The Chinese Pantheon; The literature of China; 2 Pangu and the Creation; Commentary; 3 Yi the Archer; Commentary; 4 Yu and the Floodwaters; Commentary; 5 His Father's Grave; Commentary; 6 The King of the Underworld; Commentary; 7 The Eight Immortals; Commentary; 8 The Feng Shui Master; Commentary; 9 Wen Chang, God of Literature; Commentary; 10 The Silkworm Goddess; Commentary

11 Monkey KingCommentary; 12 Tales of Dragons; The Dragon King's Daughter; The Dragon's Pearl; Commentary; 13 The Willow Pattern; Commentary; 14 The Herdsman and the Weaver Girl; Commentary; 15 The Chinese Zodiac; Twelve signs; The legend of the naming of the years; The history of the zodiac; Confucianism and the zodiac; The significance of the animals; 16 The Kitchen God and Chinese New Year; Commentary; Chinese New Year; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Feng Shui; Appendix 2: The I Ching and the Eight Trigrams; Further reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-34599-0

9786613818539

1-4441-6350-7

OCLC:

804663513