World MythologyPararagon Publishing, 2005 - 320 pages Covers the myths and traditions, as well as social and cultural influences behind civilizations all around the world. |
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Auther Cotterell. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE COLLECTION OF CHINESE MYTHS THE MYTHS OF ANCIENT China emerge from the oral tradition to be preserved in classical texts in the Age of the Philosophers and with the advent of early ' literature .
Auther Cotterell. THE COMPLEXITY OF THE COLLECTION OF CHINESE MYTHS THE MYTHS OF ANCIENT China emerge from the oral tradition to be preserved in classical texts in the Age of the Philosophers and with the advent of early ' literature .
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Auther Cotterell. WORLD PARALLELS AND INDIGENOUS TRAITS 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 ...
Auther Cotterell. WORLD PARALLELS AND INDIGENOUS TRAITS 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 ...
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... Chinese élite culture and use substantial amounts of Chinese vocabulary in their language . HEIR MYTHOLOGY , however , is a reflection of a non - Chinese culture . The structure of the tales , the characters and the motifs which appear ...
... Chinese élite culture and use substantial amounts of Chinese vocabulary in their language . HEIR MYTHOLOGY , however , is a reflection of a non - Chinese culture . The structure of the tales , the characters and the motifs which appear ...
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Aeneas Aesir Amaterasu ancestors ancient animals Arctic Asia Athens Australia Aztec Baal Babylonian Balder became believed bird body Buddha Buddhist called Caribbean carved Celtic Celts central century BCE Chinese civilisation cosmic created creation myths creator Cúchulainn Culhwch cult culture dead death deities demons depicted 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 Izanami 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 Taíno temple Tezcatlipoca theme Thor traditions trees Tuatha Dé Danann Ugaritic Underworld universe Viracocha Vishnu warrior woman worship Zeus