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Author : David Leeming
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195120530
This is an A-Z dictionary of mythologies of the Asian continent. Major characters, places and events of Asian mythology, as well as certain relevant themes and cultural traditions are included.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951205235
Author : David Adams Leeming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:49015002844315
Meet the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesa, and Chang O, the Lunar Toad who is Chinese goddess of the Moon. In handy A-to-Z format, here are the stories of the revered deities, sacred places, key events and epics, and recurring themes and traditions that make up the rich and varied fabric of Asian mythology. Entries address the key mythologies of India, China, Tibet, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Japan.
Author : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258126923
Author : Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Mythology, Chinese
ISBN : LCCN:67017239
Author : Arthur Cotterell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Mythology
ISBN : 9780192177476
Author : Derek Walters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Mythology, Chinese
ISBN : OCLC:1193357600
Discusses the myths and gods of ancient China and their sources.
Author : Lihui Yang,Deming An
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195332636
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.
Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 9781438127996
An alphabetical presentation of the major figures, places, stories, objects, and themes of Chinese mythology.
Author : Robert Dean Craig
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1989-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780313069468
Prior to 1500 A.D. the Polynesians were the most widely spread people on earth, having settled an area of the Pacific, the Polynesian Triangle, twice the size of the United States. In this first reference guide to the mythology of these Vikings of the Pacific, Craig reviews Polynesian legends, stories, gods, goddesses, and heroes in hundreds of alphabetical entries that succinctly describe both characters and events. His wide-ranging and thorough introduction sets the subject in its geographic, historical, anthropological, and linguistic contexts, offering an illuminating overview of the origin of the Polynesians as a distinct people and tracing their voyages and settlements from Indonesia to Malaysia, Tonga, Samoa, the Marquesas, the various islands of eastern Polynesia, including Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand. The introduction presents fascinating information on Polynesian navigational skills and the voyages themselves, as well as a chart that details the evolution of the thirty Polynesian languages and compares cognates from several of these languages. A simplified pronunciation guide and a selected list of Polynesian dictionaries and/or grammars are provided for those interested in pursuing the richness of the Polynesian languages. This introductory survey gives readers the necessary background to understand the origin, development, and dispersion of the myths throughout the Pacific basin. The Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology is the result of many years of research. The individual entries were gleaned from nearly 300 sources in English, German, French, and Polynesian languages with the majority extracted from a number of primary sources that date generally in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The printed source materials for this volume are fully described and listed by geographical group, including Maori, Cook Islands, Tahitian, Marquesan, Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan. General collections that retell the Polynesian stories are also surveyed. The entries are alphabetically arranged by major mythological figure; lesser characters can be located in the index. Short bibliographical citations--author, date, and page number--are included at the end of each main entry to direct readers to fuller information contained in the printed sources. An appendix provides valuable supplemental information on Polynesian gods and goddesses. This dictionary is sure to become a basic reference tool for libraries, students, and scholars of Pacific history and culture, as well as for courses in mythology, religion, and philosophy.
Author : Maria Leach
Publisher : HarperSanFrancisco
Page : 1264 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1984-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0062505114
The folk heritage of all regions, cultures, and peoples is well represented in the survey articles and entries
Author : Jeremy Roberts
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Japan
ISBN : 9781438128023
Suitable for those with an interest in mythology or Japanese culture, this title covers: the early Japanese deities who created the world and the later deities who protect it; Kami, the spirits of all aspects of the living world; animals and mythological creatures; demons and bogeymen; and, shrines and other sacred places.
Author : Noriko Asato
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598848434
An indispensable tool for librarians who do reference or collection management, this work is a pioneering offering of expertly selected print and electronic reference tools for East Asian Studies (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean). Handbook for Asian Studies Specialists: A Guide to Research Materials and Collection Building Tools is the first work to cover reference works for the main Asian area languages of China, Japan, and Korea. Several leading Asian Studies librarians have contributed their many decades of experience to create a resource that gathers major reference titles—both print and online—that would be useful to today's Asian Studies librarian. Organized by language group, it offers useful information on the many subscription-based and open-source electronic tools relevant to Asian Studies. This book will serve as an essential resource for reference collections at academic libraries. Previously published bibliographies on materials deal with China or Japan or Korea, but none have coalesced information on all three countries into one work, or are written in English. And unlike the other resources available, this work provides the insight needed for librarians to make informed collection management decisions and reference selections.
Author : Tamra Andrews
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780195136777
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
Author : Gwyneth Chaturachinda,Sunanda Krishnamurty,Pauline W. Tabtiang
Publisher : Silkworm Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781943932153
This basic dictionary of South and Southeast Asian art offers clear and concise explanations of hundreds of useful terms. With over 1,300 entries and 112 line illustrations, this volume makes a handy reference for anyone interested and engaged in South and Southeast Asia Entries range from terms encountered in South and Southeast Asian history, religion, mythology, literature, to those specific to art and architecture, and are drawn from the diverse religious traditions of the region.
