Asian Mythologies
Title | Asian Mythologies PDF eBook |
Author | Yves Bonnefoy |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 1993-05-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780226064567 |
These 130 articles Aisan mythologies and cover such topics as Buddhist and Hindu symbolic systems, myth in pre-Islamic Iran, Chinese cosmology and demons, and the Japanese conceptions of the afterlife and the "vital spirit". Also includes myths from Turkey, Korea, Tibet, and Mongolia. Illustrations.
A Dictionary of Asian Mythology
Title | A Dictionary of Asian Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | David Leeming |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2001-05-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0195120531 |
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.
Mythology and Folklore in South-East Asia
Title | Mythology and Folklore in South-East Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Knappert |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN |
The first anthology in English of South-East Asian myths, this book is an engaging look at these rich storytelling traditions. It includes new translations of some shorter tales and concise paraphrases of longer epics. There are separate sections devoted to poetry, drama, proverbs, and prose from various regions and cultures. A wide range of readers will find themselves absorbed in the romance, tragedy, drama, and adventure of South-East Asian kings, princes, princesses, heroes and heroines, and ordinary people.
Asiatic Mythology
Title | Asiatic Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | J. Hackin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2013-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781494112561 |
This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.
Mythologies of Migration, Vocabularies of Indenture
Title | Mythologies of Migration, Vocabularies of Indenture PDF eBook |
Author | Mariam Pirbhai |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2009-01-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0802099645 |
Pirbhai uses the critical paradigm of 'indenture history' to examine the local literary and cultural histories that have influenced and shaped the development of novel-length fiction by writers of the South Asian diaspora in national contexts as diverse as Mauritius, South Africa, Guyana, and Fiji.
Dragons, Gods & Spirits from Chinese Mythology
Title | Dragons, Gods & Spirits from Chinese Mythology PDF eBook |
Author | Tao Tao Liu Sanders |
Publisher | Hachette Children's Books Australia |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Legends, Chinese |
ISBN | 9780340266502 |
Mythology of Asia and the Far East
Title | Mythology of Asia and the Far East PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Storm |
Publisher | Southwater Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Folklore |
ISBN | 9781844763122 |
In this fabulous reference book, the powerful and enthralling tales of East Asia are revealed in all their magnificence. This exciting publication is essential reading for all those interested in the myths and legends of Asian cultures, their retelling down the generations, and the way they influence and colour our thinking and beliefs in the modern day.