Handbook of Chinese Mythology

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Handbook of Chinese Mythology

Author	: Lihui Yang
File Size	: 49,8 Mb
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Language	: English
Release Date	: 02 May 2024
ISBN	: 9780195332636
Pages	: 309 pages

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Handbook of Chinese Mythology by Lihui Yang Book PDF Summary

Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on groundbreaking new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. This work focuses on the Han Chinese people but ranges across the full spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places, mythical animals and plants, and related items.

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