World MythologyForm the siege of Troy to the twilight of the Norse gods at Ragnarok and the mysteries of the animal-headed gods of Egypt, the myths of the world have exercised an enduring fascination for their power and insight-volume comprehensive reference book covering mythologies, customs, belief and rituals worldwide. |
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Page 180
China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the mythic oral tales. Instead,
Chinese writers introduced fragmentary passages of mythic narrative into their
works to illustrate their argument and to give authority to their statements.
Chinese myth ...
China had no Hesiod, Homer, or Ovid to retell the mythic oral tales. Instead,
Chinese writers introduced fragmentary passages of mythic narrative into their
works to illustrate their argument and to give authority to their statements.
Chinese myth ...
Page 186
THE MAIN THEMES of Chinese myth reveal significant parallels with world
mythologies. Chinese creation myth differs by the absence of a creator or the
concept of divine will, and by the absence of an authorised version, such as
Genesis.
THE MAIN THEMES of Chinese myth reveal significant parallels with world
mythologies. Chinese creation myth differs by the absence of a creator or the
concept of divine will, and by the absence of an authorised version, such as
Genesis.
Page 198
Thus, the Korean people have a distinctive racial and cultural origin from the
Chinese people, although they have also absorbed considerable elements of
Chinese elite culture and use substantial amounts of Chinese vocabulary in their
...
Thus, the Korean people have a distinctive racial and cultural origin from the
Chinese people, although they have also absorbed considerable elements of
Chinese elite culture and use substantial amounts of Chinese vocabulary in their
...
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Contents
India and Australia 229 | 6 |
75 China 177 The Caribbean | 76 |
South America | 279 |
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed birds body Briccriu Buddha Buddhist called carved Celtic Celts central century bce Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted descended divine trickster earth Enki Enlil father female fertility figure fire fish flood giant goddess gods Greek head heavens Herakles hero human hunting Hymir Idunn Inanna India island Izanagi jaguar king land living Loki Lugh magic Marduk Maui Medb Mesoamerica moon mountain mythic mythology Myths Retold nature Ngurunderi Odin Oisin origin Padmasambhava Quetzalcoatl religion religious ritual rivers Roman ruler sacred Sedna serpent shaman Shiva Slavs soul spirit stone stories Sumerian supernatural Supreme Susa-no-o symbol symbolised Taino temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions transformed trees Ugaritic Underworld universe Utnapishtim Viracocha Vishnu warrior worship Ysbaddaden Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | World Mythology |
| Editor | Arthur Cotterell |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Parragon Incorporated, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1405447672, 9781405447676 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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