China's creation and origin myths
by Ye, Shuxian, Schipper, Mineke, Yin, Hubin
fromReligion in Chinese societies
This book makes a provocative case for the comparative study of China's oral and written myth traditions in different languages and cultures. It opens new doors to the study of Chinese mythologies, a surprising and so far almost unknown world outside China.
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-cultu…
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-cult…