Handbook of Chinese Mythology (World Mythology) [Hardcover]

Lihui Yang (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 293 pages
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576078078
• ISBN-13: 978-1576078075
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Modern guide to Chinese mythology, August 14, 2010

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Walter W. Ko "Walter Ko" (St Louis, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Chinese Mythology (Handbooks of World Mythology) (Paperback)

This book is a mine of wealth in Chinese mythology with inputs from ancient texts and Chinese different ethnic groups over the long Chinese history.

It highlights the creation, major deities, spirits and demigods. It showed human in relation to heaven and earth with the universe in the belief in cultural context.

Reading this book will help understand Chinese characters, vision and belief. As they are independently developed, will Christian West look at mysterious East to defeat and convert?

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In-depth explorations linking traditional cultural myths to insights on behavior and ideals, December 9, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Chinese Mythology (World Mythology) (Hardcover)

ABC-CLIO's wonderful handbooks on world mythology offer in-depth explorations linking traditional cultural myths to insights on behavior and ideals, and Handbook Of Chinese Mythology is an essential reference for any high school to college-level collection with a Chinese studies program. From main sources of myths and their importance to Chinese society and psyche to a timeline of myths as they evolved through Chinese history and a survey of the myths and themes themselves, Handbook Of Chinese Mythology is a real winner.

2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In-depth explorations linking traditional cultural myths to insights on behavior and ideals, December 9, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook of Chinese Mythology (World Mythology) (Hardcover)

ABC-CLIO's wonderful handbooks on world mythology offer in-depth explorations linking traditional cultural myths to insights on behavior and ideals, and Handbook Of Chinese Mythology is an essential reference for any high school to college-level collection with a Chinese studies program. From main sources of myths and their importance to Chinese society and psyche to a timeline of myths as they evolved through Chinese history and a survey of the myths and themes themselves, Handbook Of Chinese Mythology is a real winner.