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- Condition
- Book Title
- Chinese Mythology
- Subject
- Mythology
- ISBN
- 9780801861833
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Chinese Mythology : an Introduction
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.8in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Item Width
- 7.1in
- Item Weight
- 18.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
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In Chinese Mythology, Anne Birrell provides English translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of which have never before been translated into any Western language. Organizing the narratives according to themes and motifs common to world mythology, Birrell addresses issues of source, ......
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801861837
ISBN-13
9780801861833
eBay Product ID (ePID)
676082
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Chinese Mythology : an Introduction
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.8in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
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College Graduate Student
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The first serious and comprehensive introduction to Chinese mythology aimed at both the specialist and general reader. It is splendidly organized with well-chosen texts, lucid commentary, and useful supplementary matter... Sets new standards in the presentation of Chinese mythology., ""One can safely expect to see this volume in all libraries that serve educated general readers as well as even the most modest academic libraries. Anne Birrell is to be congratulated for bringing this arcane subject matter into the grasp of a wide variety of readers outside the China-studies area."", ""The first serious and comprehensive introduction to Chinese mythology aimed at both the specialist and general reader. It is splendidly organized with well-chosen texts, lucid commentary, and useful supplementary matter... Sets new standards in the presentation of Chinese mythology."-- Asian Affairs, We must all thank Professor Birrell for providing an incredibly bountiful source, containing all manner of practical and fascinating information within its framework of myths. This book should find many uses and readers--it is a superb resource for teaching about Chinese myth, literature, history, religion, culture, and thought., One can safely expect to see this volume in all libraries that serve educated general readers as well as even the most modest academic libraries. Anne Birrell is to be congratulated for bringing this arcane subject matter into the grasp of a wide variety of readers outside the China-studies area., We must all thank Professor Birrell for providing an incredibly bountiful source, containing all manner of practical and fascinating information within its framework of myths. This book should find many uses and readers-it is a superb resource for teaching about Chinese myth, literature, history, religion, culture, and thought.
Copyright Date
1993
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Asia / General, Folklore & Mythology
Dewey Decimal
398.2/0951
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
History, Social Science
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