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• catalog abstract "China, unlike ancient Greece and Rome, had no Homer or Ovid to retell its ancient myths in an eloquent literary record. Viewed with great skepticism by Chinese scholars of the early Chinese empire, myth was preserved orally, and finally converted into the written tradition only in a very fragmentary way. As a consequence, classical Chinese myth has remained largely unavailable to students and scholars of Chinese culture. 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 theme and motif classes common to world mythology, Birrell addresses issues of source, dating, attribution, textual variants, multiforms, and context. Drawing extensively on works in comparative mythology, she surveys the development of Chinese myth studies, largely in the West; summarizes the contribution of Chinese and Japanese scholars to the study of Chinese myth since the 1920s; and looks at special aspects of traditional approaches to Chinese myth. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike.".
• catalog alternative "Introduction to Chinese mythology.".
• catalog contributor b4615180.
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "Ch'ih Yu Attacks the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor Captures the K'uei Monster. The Yellow Emperor Conquers the Four Emperors. The Yellow Emperor Loses the Black Pearl. The Yellow Emperor Questions the Dark Lady on the Art of War -- 7. Myths of Yi the Archer. Yi Shoots the Ten Suns to Avert Disaster. The Rock of the Nine Suns. Yi Shoots the Lord of the River. Feng Meng Kills Yi. Ch'ang O Escapes to the Moon -- 8. Myths of Yu the Great. Yu Controls the Flood. The Signs of Yu's Divine Favor. Yu's Function as Warrior. Yu Measures the Whole World. Yu Casts the Nine Cauldrons. Yu and the T'u-shan Girl. The Deities Help Yu to Control the Flood -- 9. Goddesses. Nu Kua. Draught Ox and Weaver Maid. The Hsiang Queens. Woman Ch'ou. The Queen Mother of the West. Ch'ang O. Jasper Lady. The Goddess of Salt River -- 10. Immortality. The Mountain Paradise of K'un-lun. The Island Paradises in the East.".
• catalog description "China, unlike ancient Greece and Rome, had no Homer or Ovid to retell its ancient myths in an eloquent literary record. Viewed with great skepticism by Chinese scholars of the early Chinese empire, myth was preserved orally, and finally converted into the written tradition only in a very fragmentary way. As a consequence, classical Chinese myth has remained largely unavailable to students and scholars of Chinese culture. 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 theme and motif classes common to world mythology, Birrell addresses issues of source, dating, attribution, textual variants, multiforms, and context. Drawing extensively on works in comparative mythology, she surveys the development of Chinese myth studies, largely in the West; summarizes the contribution of Chinese and Japanese scholars to the study of Chinese myth since the 1920s; and looks at special aspects of traditional approaches to Chinese myth. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike.".
• catalog description "Concordance of English and Chinese Book Titles -- Index of Chinese Names and Terms -- Index of Concepts.".
• catalog description "Definitions of Myth. Approaches to Chinese Myth. The Comparative Method in the Study of Chinese Myth. Modern Chinese and Japanese Studies of Chinese Myth. The Nature of Chinese Mythic Narratives. The Polyfunctionality of Myth as an Organizing Principle. Future Research on Chinese Myth: A New Dimension -- 1. Origins. The Origin of the World. The Goddess Nu Kua Creates Human Beings. Sunrise, Sunset -- 2. Culture Bearers. The River God Chu Ling. The Fire Driller. Fu Hsi's Inventions and Discoveries. The Farmer God Thrashes Herbs. Ch'ih Yu Invents Metallurgy and Weapons. Ti K'u Makes Musical Instruments. Hou Chi Teaches How to Sow Grain. Po Yi Tames Birds and Beasts. K'ung Chia Rears Dragons. Ts'an Ts'ung Encourages Sericulture. Master Yen Presents His Invention. Minor Culture Bearer Traditions -- 3. Saviors. Chu Lung, Torch Dragon. Nu Kua Mends the Sky. Hou Chi Saves Humans from Starvation. Shun, the Filial Son.".
• catalog description "Eyebrows Twelve Inches Apart. The Five Brothers. Li Ping Fights the Water Beast -- 14. Fabled Flora and Fauna. The Divine Light of Torch Dragon. The Chien-mu Sky-Ladder. The Giant Peach Tree. Leaning Mulberry. The Vastness of K'un-lun Mountains. The Beast of White Marsh. King Mu of Chou's Fabled Horses. The Many-Splendored Bird. Vegetal Myths: Ming-chia, Sha-fu, and Chin-ning. Kao Yao Honors His Ram. The Dragon and the Tortoise. Carp Leap over Dragon Gate -- 15. Strange Lands and Peoples. Pierced-Chest Country. Odd-Arm Country. The Country of Men. The Country of Women. The Country of Meng Shu. Owl-Sunshine Country -- 16. Founding Myths. The Founding Myth of the Shang. T'ang the Conqueror Attacks the Hsia. Hou Chi, Founder of the Chou. King Wen of the Chou. King Wu of the Chou. The Beginning of the Yao People. The Ancestor of the Shu. The Founding Myth of the Pa People. The God Shao Hao Founds the Niao Kingdom.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p.273-293) and indexes.".
• catalog description "The Burial Place of Shun. Yi Shoots the Ten Suns to Avert Disaster. Kun and the Flood. Yu Controls the Flood. K'ai Receives the Music of Heaven. At Mulberry Forest They Pray for Rain. The Virgin Brides and the River God -- 4. Destroyers. Crimes of the Gods. The Links between Earth and Heaven Are Severed. The Sons of Chuan Hsu. Kung Kung Butts into the Mountain. The Myths of Hun Tun. The Shen Star and the Ch'en Star. Yi Shoots the Lord of the River. The Three Trials of Shun. King Kai Loses His Oxen. King Chieh of the Hsia and the Two Suns. King Chou of the Shang Imprisons King Wen of the Chou Dynasty -- 5. Miraculous Birth. Ti K'u. Chiang Yuan Gives Birth to Hou Chi. P'an Hu. Po Yi. Kun and Yu. Yu, the T'u-shan Girl, and Ch'i. Ti Chun and His Wives. King Yen of Hsu. Yi Yin Is Born of a Hollow Mulberry Tree -- 6. Myths of the Yellow Emperor. The Battle between the Yellow Emperor and the Flame Emperor.".
• catalog description "The Myth of P'eng-tsu's Longevity -- 11. Metamorphoses. P'an Ku Is Transformed into the Universe. The Monster Fish Changes into the Monster Bird. The Death of Ch'ih Yu. The Myth of Yao's Son Tan Chu. Ch'ang O Becomes a Toad in the Moon. Yi Yin's Mother Changes into a Hollow Mulberry Tree. Fu Yueh Turns into a Star. Tu Yu and the Call of the Nightjar. The Silkworm Horse -- 12. Love. Nu Kua Marries Her Brother in the First Marriage. The Lord of the Granary and the Goddess of Salt River. Draught Ox and Weaver Maid. The Son of the White Emperor Courts the Goddess Huang O. The Bereavement of Shun's Wives. Yu and the T'u-shan Girl. Han P'ing, a Husband and His Wife -- 13. Heroes. Ching Wei Dams the Sea. K'ua-fu Races the Sun. Hsing T'ien Dances with Shield and Battle-Ax. The Foolish Old Man Moves a Mountain. K'ai Receives the Music of Heaven. The Death of Po Yi and Shu Ch'i. Kan Chiang and Mo Yeh Forge Swords.".
• catalog extent "xix, 322 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Chinese mythology.".
• catalog identifier "0801845955 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Chinese mythology.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
• catalog relation "Chinese mythology.".
• catalog spatial "China.".
• catalog subject "299/.51 20".
• catalog subject "BL1825 .B57 1993".
• catalog subject "Mythology, Chinese.".
• catalog subject "Tales China.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Ch'ih Yu Attacks the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor Captures the K'uei Monster. The Yellow Emperor Conquers the Four Emperors. The Yellow Emperor Loses the Black Pearl. The Yellow Emperor Questions the Dark Lady on the Art of War -- 7. Myths of Yi the Archer. Yi Shoots the Ten Suns to Avert Disaster. The Rock of the Nine Suns. Yi Shoots the Lord of the River. Feng Meng Kills Yi. Ch'ang O Escapes to the Moon -- 8. Myths of Yu the Great. Yu Controls the Flood. The Signs of Yu's Divine Favor. Yu's Function as Warrior. Yu Measures the Whole World. Yu Casts the Nine Cauldrons. Yu and the T'u-shan Girl. The Deities Help Yu to Control the Flood -- 9. Goddesses. Nu Kua. Draught Ox and Weaver Maid. The Hsiang Queens. Woman Ch'ou. The Queen Mother of the West. Ch'ang O. Jasper Lady. The Goddess of Salt River -- 10. Immortality. The Mountain Paradise of K'un-lun. The Island Paradises in the East.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Concordance of English and Chinese Book Titles -- Index of Chinese Names and Terms -- Index of Concepts.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Definitions of Myth. Approaches to Chinese Myth. The Comparative Method in the Study of Chinese Myth. Modern Chinese and Japanese Studies of Chinese Myth. The Nature of Chinese Mythic Narratives. The Polyfunctionality of Myth as an Organizing Principle. Future Research on Chinese Myth: A New Dimension -- 1. Origins. The Origin of the World. The Goddess Nu Kua Creates Human Beings. Sunrise, Sunset -- 2. Culture Bearers. The River God Chu Ling. The Fire Driller. Fu Hsi's Inventions and Discoveries. The Farmer God Thrashes Herbs. Ch'ih Yu Invents Metallurgy and Weapons. Ti K'u Makes Musical Instruments. Hou Chi Teaches How to Sow Grain. Po Yi Tames Birds and Beasts. K'ung Chia Rears Dragons. Ts'an Ts'ung Encourages Sericulture. Master Yen Presents His Invention. Minor Culture Bearer Traditions -- 3. Saviors. Chu Lung, Torch Dragon. Nu Kua Mends the Sky. Hou Chi Saves Humans from Starvation. Shun, the Filial Son.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Eyebrows Twelve Inches Apart. The Five Brothers. Li Ping Fights the Water Beast -- 14. Fabled Flora and Fauna. The Divine Light of Torch Dragon. The Chien-mu Sky-Ladder. The Giant Peach Tree. Leaning Mulberry. The Vastness of K'un-lun Mountains. The Beast of White Marsh. King Mu of Chou's Fabled Horses. The Many-Splendored Bird. Vegetal Myths: Ming-chia, Sha-fu, and Chin-ning. Kao Yao Honors His Ram. The Dragon and the Tortoise. Carp Leap over Dragon Gate -- 15. Strange Lands and Peoples. Pierced-Chest Country. Odd-Arm Country. The Country of Men. The Country of Women. The Country of Meng Shu. Owl-Sunshine Country -- 16. Founding Myths. The Founding Myth of the Shang. T'ang the Conqueror Attacks the Hsia. Hou Chi, Founder of the Chou. King Wen of the Chou. King Wu of the Chou. The Beginning of the Yao People. The Ancestor of the Shu. The Founding Myth of the Pa People. The God Shao Hao Founds the Niao Kingdom.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The Burial Place of Shun. Yi Shoots the Ten Suns to Avert Disaster. Kun and the Flood. Yu Controls the Flood. K'ai Receives the Music of Heaven. At Mulberry Forest They Pray for Rain. The Virgin Brides and the River God -- 4. Destroyers. Crimes of the Gods. The Links between Earth and Heaven Are Severed. The Sons of Chuan Hsu. Kung Kung Butts into the Mountain. The Myths of Hun Tun. The Shen Star and the Ch'en Star. Yi Shoots the Lord of the River. The Three Trials of Shun. King Kai Loses His Oxen. King Chieh of the Hsia and the Two Suns. King Chou of the Shang Imprisons King Wen of the Chou Dynasty -- 5. Miraculous Birth. Ti K'u. Chiang Yuan Gives Birth to Hou Chi. P'an Hu. Po Yi. Kun and Yu. Yu, the T'u-shan Girl, and Ch'i. Ti Chun and His Wives. King Yen of Hsu. Yi Yin Is Born of a Hollow Mulberry Tree -- 6. Myths of the Yellow Emperor. The Battle between the Yellow Emperor and the Flame Emperor.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The Myth of P'eng-tsu's Longevity -- 11. Metamorphoses. P'an Ku Is Transformed into the Universe. The Monster Fish Changes into the Monster Bird. The Death of Ch'ih Yu. The Myth of Yao's Son Tan Chu. Ch'ang O Becomes a Toad in the Moon. Yi Yin's Mother Changes into a Hollow Mulberry Tree. Fu Yueh Turns into a Star. Tu Yu and the Call of the Nightjar. The Silkworm Horse -- 12. Love. Nu Kua Marries Her Brother in the First Marriage. The Lord of the Granary and the Goddess of Salt River. Draught Ox and Weaver Maid. The Son of the White Emperor Courts the Goddess Huang O. The Bereavement of Shun's Wives. Yu and the T'u-shan Girl. Han P'ing, a Husband and His Wife -- 13. Heroes. Ching Wei Dams the Sea. K'ua-fu Races the Sun. Hsing T'ien Dances with Shield and Battle-Ax. The Foolish Old Man Moves a Mountain. K'ai Receives the Music of Heaven. The Death of Po Yi and Shu Ch'i. Kan Chiang and Mo Yeh Forge Swords.".
• catalog title "Chinese mythology : an introduction / Anne Birrell ; with a foreword by Yuan Kʻo.".
• catalog title "Introduction to Chinese mythology.".
• catalog type "text".