{"product_id":"handbook-of-chinese-mythology-hardcover","title":"Handbook of Chinese Mythology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLihui Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeming An\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJessica Anderson Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCompiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Chinese Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis work focuses on the Han Chinese people but ranges across the full ethnic spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places (Kunlun Mountain), mythical animals and plants (the crow with three feet; Fusang tree), and appurtenances (Xirang--a kind of mythical soil; Bu Si Yao--mythical medicine for long life). No other work captures so well what Chinese mythology means to the people who lived and continue to live their lives by it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLihui Yang\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is associate professor of folklore and mythology at the College of Chinese Language and Culture at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeming An\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is associate professor of folklore at the Institute of Literature, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Anderson Turner\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 10.38 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800203165984,"sku":"9781576078068","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/513afc0cd1a425ee53fa6a7db8bd9dd3.webp?v=1780836098","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/handbook-of-chinese-mythology-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}